3,654+ Medical Assistant Pay Rate
Browse 3,654+ medical assistant pay rate paying $100K–$187K — every listing shows salary, schedule, and call requirements before you apply. Updated daily.
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These 1,720 roles pay ~$162k median with 6.0/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
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Physician Assistant Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Median advertised pay and work-life-balance score across 51 states with enough physician assistant listings to measure. Based on our own postings from the last 12 months — not a salary survey. Medians blend permanent salaries with annualized locums/contract rates. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.
Alaska leads at $183k, against a $134k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Alaska (6.3/10), Vermont (5.9/10), Oregon (5.9/10).
| State | Median pay | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $183k | $178k | 6.3/10 | 29 |
| California | $164k | $135k | 5.2/10 | 1509 |
| Washington | $155k | $144k | 5.3/10 | 469 |
| New York | $151k | $131k | 5.1/10 | 1901 |
| Connecticut | $150k | $135k | 5.4/10 | 372 |
| New Mexico | $150k | $154k | 5.7/10 | 173 |
| Massachusetts | $149k | $134k | 5.0/10 | 485 |
| Oregon | $148k | $129k | 5.9/10 | 316 |
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| State | Median pay | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $144k | $156k | 5.4/10 | 52 |
| Rhode Island | $143k | $131k | 5.7/10 | 52 |
| Arizona | $141k | $137k | 5.4/10 | 454 |
| New Jersey | $141k | $122k | 4.7/10 | 339 |
| Illinois | $140k | $133k | 5.1/10 | 873 |
| Minnesota | $139k | $127k | 5.2/10 | 419 |
| Texas | $139k | $143k | 5.2/10 | 1152 |
| Wisconsin | $139k | $140k | 5.0/10 | 478 |
| Idaho | $138k | $136k | 5.1/10 | 113 |
| South Dakota | $138k | $156k | 5.0/10 | 110 |
| Louisiana | $137k | $151k | 4.7/10 | 216 |
| Utah | $137k | $132k | 5.8/10 | 109 |
| Nevada | $137k | $137k | 5.4/10 | 85 |
| Maryland | $136k | $122k | 5.3/10 | 336 |
| District of Columbia | $135k | $112k | 5.6/10 | 32 |
| Virginia | $135k | $126k | 5.5/10 | 356 |
| New Hampshire | $135k | $129k | 5.4/10 | 86 |
| Vermont | $134k | $125k | 5.9/10 | 36 |
| Kentucky | $132k | $141k | 5.2/10 | 71 |
| Delaware | $132k | $124k | 5.1/10 | 77 |
| South Carolina | $132k | $132k | 5.3/10 | 442 |
| Montana | $132k | $131k | 4.7/10 | 40 |
| Florida | $131k | $127k | 5.0/10 | 733 |
| North Dakota | $131k | $143k | 5.0/10 | 29 |
| Missouri | $130k | $137k | 5.4/10 | 176 |
| Hawaii | $129k | $105k | 5.2/10 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | $128k | $139k | 5.3/10 | 209 |
| Arkansas | $128k | $142k | 5.1/10 | 45 |
| Colorado | $128k | $118k | 5.3/10 | 557 |
| Tennessee | $127k | $138k | 4.8/10 | 283 |
| Ohio | $127k | $132k | 5.3/10 | 447 |
| Michigan | $127k | $126k | 5.4/10 | 441 |
| Pennsylvania | $127k | $126k | 4.8/10 | 1114 |
| Kansas | $126k | $132k | 5.3/10 | 89 |
| Georgia | $125k | $123k | 4.8/10 | 516 |
| Alabama | $125k | $134k | 4.7/10 | 84 |
| Mississippi | $124k | $136k | 4.7/10 | 66 |
| Maine | $124k | $118k | 5.6/10 | 133 |
| Indiana | $121k | $126k | 5.5/10 | 144 |
| North Carolina | $120k | $122k | 5.2/10 | 572 |
| Nebraska | $117k | $124k | 5.3/10 | 86 |
| West Virginia | $116k | $124k | 4.7/10 | 106 |
| Iowa | $116k | $127k | 4.8/10 | 168 |
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Medical Assistant Pay Rate: Salary, Outlook & Work-Life Balance
The market for medical assistant pay rate is robust, with 3,654+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Compensation ranges from $108K to $287K depending on experience, specialty, and location. Popular specialties include Urgent Care, Primary Care, Surgery.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Medical Assistant Pay Rate on this page have an average score of 2.5/10, with 10% offering remote work. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.
Leading employers currently hiring for medical assistant pay rate include Curana Health, Kaiser Permanente, Highmark Health, Cedars-Sinai, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for medical assistant pay rate, Cyti Clinics (score: 96.3/100), Talkiatry (score: 95.8/100), Up Lift (score: 94.5/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.
According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for medical assistant pay rate is $104K. This data is derived from 11,696+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do physician assistants earn?
Listed physician assistants on WeekdayDoc pay roughly $108K to $287K per year, with a median near $140K. Actual pay varies by specialty, setting, experience, and shift type — every listing shows its salary upfront.
Are there remote or hybrid physician assistants jobs available?
Yes — about 10% of current physician assistants listings offer remote or hybrid work. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.
Which physician assistants jobs have the best work-life balance?
Every physician assistant role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.
Who is hiring physician assistants right now?
Employers currently hiring for physician assistant roles include Curana Health, Kaiser Permanente, Highmark Health, Cedars-Sinai, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many medical assistant pay rate are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 3,654+ physician assistants positions listed, with new roles added daily as employers post them. Create a free account to compare salaries and work-life-balance scores side by side, then apply directly.
Employers hiring now
Organizations with the most openings in Medical Assistant Pay Rate
CVS Health177+ open roles here · WLB 67/100
Curana Health103+ open roles here · WLB 54/100
Northwell49+ open roles here · WLB 67/100
Fast Pace Health42+ open roles here · WLB 16/100
NYU Langone Health37+ open roles here · WLB 61/100
Convenient MD36+ open roles here · WLB 75/100
GoHealth Urgent Care36+ open roles here · WLB 67/100Concentra34+ open roles here · WLB 74/100
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