Clinical Medical Assistant salary

Average clinical medical assistant salary

$37,052

$17.81 hourly rate

Entry-level clinical medical assistant salary
$29,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a clinical medical assistant make?

The average clinical medical assistant salary in the United States is $37,052. Clinical medical assistant salaries typically range between $29,000 and $46,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for clinical medical assistants is $17.81 per hour.

Clinical medical assistant salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Clinical medical assistants earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Clinical Medical Assistant earn more?

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Columbus, OH$47,085
Kansas City, MO$32,614
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Brigham and Women's Hospital$54,103
Riverwood Healthcare Center$39,698

Clinical Medical Assistant Salaries By Experience Level

Clinical Medical Assistant salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a clinical medical assistant typically falls between $34,649 and $51,098.
zippia
$37,052yearly
glassdoor[1]
$44,928yearly
comparably[2]
$51,098yearly
Salary.com[3]
$34,649yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$42,679yearly

Average clinical medical assistant salary by state

The highest-paying states for clinical medical assistants are California, Alaska, and Hawaii. The lowest average clinical medical assistant salary states are Arkansas, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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Highest paying states for clinical medical assistants

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1Washington$46,238$22.23
2Maine$38,503$18.51
3Oregon$43,496$20.91
4Alaska$47,282$22.73
5Rhode Island$38,520$18.52
6New Mexico$38,861$18.68
7California$47,293$22.74
8Arizona$38,876$18.69
9Illinois$40,174$19.31
10Massachusetts$41,340$19.88
11Minnesota$36,776$17.68
12New Jersey$40,016$19.24
13Connecticut$37,655$18.10
14New Hampshire$36,209$17.41
15Wisconsin$36,744$17.67
16Idaho$36,953$17.77
17Indiana$34,774$16.72
18Hawaii$46,808$22.50
19Nevada$37,626$18.09
20Michigan$35,215$16.93
21North Dakota$35,480$17.06
22Pennsylvania$35,150$16.90
23Vermont$37,407$17.98
24Colorado$38,033$18.29
25South Dakota$33,509$16.11
26Nebraska$34,582$16.63
27Iowa$36,208$17.41
28Utah$36,678$17.63
29New York$36,211$17.41
30District of Columbia$40,421$19.43
31Ohio$33,247$15.98
32Wyoming$35,466$17.05
33Montana$34,630$16.65
34Kentucky$32,361$15.56
35Kansas$31,666$15.22
36Maryland$37,382$17.97
37Missouri$32,320$15.54
38Florida$31,421$15.11
39North Carolina$31,355$15.07
40Texas$33,087$15.91
41West Virginia$27,566$13.25
42Mississippi$31,620$15.20
43Virginia$33,126$15.93
44Arkansas$29,165$14.02
45Oklahoma$28,507$13.71
46Tennessee$28,753$13.82
47Georgia$30,477$14.65
48Louisiana$30,173$14.51
49Delaware$30,824$14.82
50South Carolina$28,888$13.89
51Alabama$26,781$12.88

Highest paying cities for clinical medical assistants

The highest-paying cities for clinical medical assistants are Vancouver, WA, Los Angeles, CA, and Urban Honolulu, HI.

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1Vancouver, WA$47,085$22.64
2Los Angeles, CA$47,050$22.62
3Urban Honolulu, HI$46,793$22.50
4Eugene, OR$43,869$21.09
5Chicago, IL$40,297$19.37
6Phoenix, AZ$38,960$18.73
7Colorado Springs, CO$38,051$18.29
8Las Vegas, NV$37,590$18.07
9Baltimore, MD$37,550$18.05
10Minneapolis, MN$36,817$17.70
11Milwaukee, WI$36,684$17.64
12Salt Lake City, UT$36,551$17.57
13Mason City, IA$36,479$17.54
14New York, NY$36,144$17.38
15El Paso, TX$35,696$17.16
16Fargo, ND$35,479$17.06
17Indianapolis, IN$34,625$16.65
18Toledo, OH$33,707$16.21
19Sioux Falls, SD$33,378$16.05
20Kansas City, MO$32,614$15.68

Clinical Medical Assistant salary details

A clinical medical assistant's salary ranges from $29,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $46,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Clinical Medical Assistant Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a clinical medical assistant's salary?

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90th Percentile$46,000$3,833$22
75th Percentile$41,000$3,417$20
Average$37,052$3,088$18
25th Percentile$32,000$2,667$15
10th Percentile$29,000$2,417$14

Highest paying clinical medical assistant jobs

The highest paying types of clinical medical assistants are optometric assistant, medical internship, and medical research assistant.

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Medical Clerk$32,439$2,703$15.60166,322
Medical Service Technician$37,943$3,162$18.24189,362
Medical Scribe$30,045$2,504$14.4480,035
Medical Internship$50,843$4,237$24.44127,692
Medical Office Administrator$34,252$2,854$16.47179,503
Medical Assisting Extern$35,737$2,978$17.1881,077

Which companies pay clinical medical assistants the most?

Clinical medical assistant salaries at Brigham and Women's Hospital and UMass Memorial Health are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average clinical medical assistant salary at companies like Nantucket Cottage Hospital and University of California, Berkeley are highly competitive.

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Clinical Medical Assistant salary trends

The average clinical medical assistant salary has risen by $6,976 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average clinical medical assistant earned $30,076 annually, but today, they earn $37,052 a year. That works out to a 14% change in pay for clinical medical assistants over the last decade.

Compare clinical medical assistant salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average clinical medical assistant salary over time

Compare clinical medical assistant salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Clinical Medical Assistant salary by year

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2025$37,100$17.81+2.9%
2024$36,000$17.29+3.4%
2023$34,700$16.70+3.4%
2022$33,600$16.14+2.9%
2021$32,600$15.67+3.0%

Recently added clinical medical assistant salaries

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Louisiana State UniversityMedical Assistant-Diabetes ClinicBaton Rouge, LA12/18/2024$27,361
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore WashingtonMedical Assistant II, Clinic Infectious DiseaseBaltimore, MD12/17/2024$44,808
Centra Healthcare Solutions, Inc.Medical Assistant (MA/CMA)-Clinic-DaysHope, ME12/16/2024$48,085
St. Cloud HospitalMedical Assistant | Casual | Northway ClinicSaint Cloud, MN12/16/2024$37,462
The Oregon ClinicCredentialed Medical Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse for Obgyn ClinicPortland, OR12/16/2024$45,204
Banner HealthMedical Assistant MA Joint Replacement Center Fort Collins ClinicFort Collins, CO12/16/2024$43,848
Avera Comprehensive Weight Management ClinicMedical Assistant-Weight Management ClinicSioux Falls, SD12/16/2024$40,175
Avera Medical Group Neurology Sioux FallsMedical Assistant-Neurology ClinicLarchwood, IA12/16/2024$40,175
Avera Marshall Access HealthMedical Assistant-Family Practice ClinicMarshall, MN12/16/2024$40,175
Indigo HealthClinical Concierge Medical Assistant-North FloatRenton, WA12/16/2024$50,777

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