The
median annual wage for medical assistants was $35,720 ( or an average hourly wage of $17.17) in 2021. The
median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation
earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent
earned less than $25,820, and the highest 10 percent earned more than
$48,720.
Most medical assistants work full time. Some work
evenings, weekends, or holidays to cover shifts in medical facilities
that are always open.
