Average Medical Assistant Yearly Salary in Texas

Medical Assistants earn an average yearly salary of $26,704. Salaries typically start from $18,000 and go up to $35,108.

Average Medical Assistant Hourly Wage in Texas

Medical Assistants earn an average hourly wage of $12.84. Hourly wages typically start from $8.65 and go up to $16.88.

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)

These numbers may vary depending on several factors, like level of education, amount of experience, industry, company size and location.

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical assisting is one of the fastest growing career fields. Growing demand for medical assistants will positively impact medical assistant salaries in the years to come. Factors affecting medical assistant salary include the level and quality of training achieved, level of job experience, and the presence of certification.

While physicians' offices and hospitals employ the most medical assistants, scientific research and development services and personal care services pay the highest wages. The median annual Medical Assistant salary is $32,692, as of February 22, 2016, with a range usually between $30,142-$35,297.

Medical Assistant Compensation by Geographical Region

Medical assistant salary and hourly wages are influenced by many factors. The most significant is location, with medical assistant pay varying widely from state to state and from city to city. The highest paid in the medical assistant profession work in the metropolitan areas of San Jose, California, Santa Rosa, California, and San Francisco. The Santa Cruz, California area also pays well, as does the city of Fairbanks, Alaska. The lowest paying states for medical assistants are Wyoming, West Virginia, South Dakota, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, and Montana.

Top End Medical Assistant Earnings The highest earning Medical Assistants in Texas earn:	$16.88 an hour	$35,108 per year
Senior Medical Assistant Earnings Senior Medical Assistants in Texas earn:	$14.90 an hour	$31,000 per year
Experienced Medical Assistant Earnings Experienced Medical Assistants in Texas earn:	$12.98 an hour	$27,000 per year
Junior Medical Assistant Earnings Junior Medical Assistants in Texas earn:	$10.00 an hour	$20,800 per year
Starting Medical Assistant Earnings Starting Medical Assistants in Texas earn:	$8.65 an hour	$18,000 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Medical Assistants earn more than 47% percent of similar careers in Texas.

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