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29.2% Jobs Projection
$36,080 Median Salary
12,720 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Assistants in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Medical Assistants in California is growing faster than average.

  • Medical Assistants in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Assistants Work in California?

There were approximately 92,960 workers employed as Medical Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 89,910 Medical Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 3,050 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 8,970 Medical Assistants working in it, which means California has more Medical Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Medical Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 29.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 29.0%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 12,720 annual Medical Assistants job openings in California, and 109,600 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 94,900 annual jobs and 818,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Assistants Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Medical Assistants ranged from $25,600 to $55,830 with $36,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.31 to $26.84. The median hourly rate was $17.34.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.66 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.68.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Medical Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 33,280 $34,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,960 $45,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 8,590 $31,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 7,350 $37,190
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 6,340 $37,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,410 $43,040
Fresno, CA 2,900 $32,860
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 1,980 $36,900
Bakersfield, CA 1,760 $29,400
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1,600 $36,420
Modesto, CA 1,520 $34,320
Santa Rosa, CA 1,330 $41,780
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 1,050 $33,810
Salinas, CA 1,000 $36,680
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 980 $51,620
Visalia-Porterville, CA 920 $31,450
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 750 $38,760
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 680 $43,210
Redding, CA 610 $33,170
Chico, CA 490 $33,390
Merced, CA 420 $29,310
Napa, CA 340 $40,640
Yuba City, CA 340 $35,340
El Centro, CA 320 $29,960
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 290 $30,220
Madera, CA 250 $29,230

Top States for Medical Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Medical Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 92,960 $36,080
Texas 59,930 $31,030
Florida 55,330 $32,170
Pennsylvania 27,590 $31,830
New York 26,080 $36,640
Georgia 24,570 $31,790
Ohio 23,930 $31,680
Illinois 23,830 $34,640
Michigan 23,680 $31,900
New Jersey 19,110 $35,290
North Carolina 18,340 $32,710
Arizona 18,250 $32,880
Indiana 14,810 $32,110
Washington 14,450 $40,620
Virginia 14,170 $33,710
Tennessee 14,070 $31,220
Massachusetts 13,710 $39,240
Oregon 12,960 $38,200
Maryland 12,630 $35,270
Wisconsin 11,350 $36,430

Below are the states where Medical Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $44,230
District of Columbia $41,500
Washington $40,620
Minnesota $39,880
Massachusetts $39,240
Oregon $38,200
Hawaii $37,420
Connecticut $36,950
New York $36,640
North Dakota $36,480

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