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Medical Assistants Salary in Massachusetts

What Medical Assistants earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$49,308
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 21
published states
Workers in state
18,940
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Medical Assistants pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50,740$40,581$3,052Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Medical Assistants in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$50,740$40,581$5,416
2Essex County, MA$50,740$40,581$4,696
3Middlesex County, MA$50,740$40,581$3,052
4Norfolk County, MA$50,740$40,581$1,468
5Suffolk County, MA$50,740$40,581$1,420

Medical Assistants pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Medical Assistants in Massachusetts is $49,308, based on 18,940 workers. Among the 21 states with published data, that ranks number 6. The BLS national median for the occupation is $45,690, so Massachusetts averages 7.9% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $50,740.

Cost of living for Medical Assistants in Massachusetts

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $5,416. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $1,420. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 counties.

Medical Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Medical Assistants are Washington ($57,404), California ($51,698), Minnesota ($50,554) and New Hampshire ($50,278).

Frequently asked questions: Medical Assistants in Massachusetts

How much do Medical Assistants earn in Massachusetts?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $49,308.

Which Massachusetts county is best for Medical Assistants?

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($5,416). Essex County, MA follows at $4,696.