What are the main factors that influence a Medical Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Medical Assistant?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Medical Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Medical Assistant's salary?

A Medical Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,433 for beginners, reaching about $49,948 at mid-level, and approach $50,285 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Medical Assistant?

Medical Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Medical Assistant roles are District of Columbia $51,102, California $50,908, Massachusetts $50,230. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Medical Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Medical Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Medical Director: $293,901; Physician Assistant - Medical: $124,275; Medical Administrative Assistant: $50,700; Medical Secretary: $50,639; Medical Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant: $46,562.

Medical Assistant Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Medical Assistant make in Connecticut?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Medical Assistant in Connecticut is $49,325 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Medical Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,738
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,777 to $54,252
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,637

10% $40,637

50% (Median) $49,325

90% $58,738

Medical Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,252	$4,521	$1,043	$26
Average	$49,325	$4,110	$949	$24
25th Percentile	$44,777	$3,731	$861	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Medical Assistant Salaries

A Medical Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Medical Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Medical Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,433
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,935
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,948
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,150
Expert (over 8 years): $50,285

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Medical Assistant	$48,433
Intermediate Level Medical Assistant	$48,935
Senior Level Medical Assistant	$49,948
Specialist Level Medical Assistant	$50,150
Expert Level Medical Assistant	$50,285

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How Do Medical Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Medical Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,102.
California: $50,908.
Massachusetts: $50,230.

District of Columbia $51,102 California $50,908 Massachusetts $50,230 Washington $50,045 New Jersey $50,027 Alaska $49,962 Connecticut $49,325 New York $49,067

Hawaii $48,240 Rhode Island $47,853 Maryland $47,590 Minnesota $47,230 Colorado $47,091 Illinois $47,045 Oregon $46,870 Delaware $46,740

New Hampshire $46,659 Virginia $46,477 Pennsylvania $45,947 Nevada $45,679 North Dakota $45,591 Michigan $45,453 Wisconsin $45,402 Vermont $45,300

Texas $45,019 Maine $45,000 Arizona $44,973 Ohio $44,940 Georgia $44,516 Indiana $44,303 Wyoming $44,262 Utah $44,197

Iowa $44,170 Kansas $43,948 Louisiana $43,883 North Carolina $43,860 Missouri $43,851 Florida $43,671 Montana $43,574 Nebraska $43,482

Kentucky $43,431 South Carolina $43,246 Tennessee $43,131 Idaho $43,085 New Mexico $42,748 Oklahoma $42,674 Alabama $42,402 South Dakota $41,945

Arkansas $41,696 West Virginia $41,562 Mississippi $41,160

Top Paying Cities for Medical Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $48,543
Oneco: $48,418
Avon: $48,635

Old Mystic, CT $48,543

Oneco, CT $48,418

Avon, CT $48,635

Bloomfield, CT $48,663

Windsor, CT $48,665

Bristol, CT $48,659

Burlington, CT $48,657

Broad Brook, CT $48,393

Canaan, CT $48,426

Canton, CT $48,612

Canton Center, CT $48,598

Colebrook, CT $48,427

Collinsville, CT $48,608

East Berlin, CT $48,582

East Canaan, CT $48,480

East Glastonbury, CT $48,664

East Granby, CT $48,399

East Hartland, CT $48,275

East Windsor Hill, CT $48,627

Ellington, CT $48,287

Farmington, CT $48,583

Falls Village, CT $48,592

Glastonbury, CT $48,665

Granby, CT $48,300

Berlin, CT $48,578

Lakeville, CT $48,633

Manchester, CT $48,659

Bolton, CT $48,597

New Britain, CT $48,563

New Hartford, CT $48,648

Norfolk, CT $48,547

North Canton, CT $48,561

North Granby, CT $48,158

Pine Meadow, CT $48,605

Plainville, CT $48,582

Barkhamsted, CT $48,508

Poquonock, CT $48,627

Riverton, CT $48,448

Vernon Rockville, CT $48,531

Rocky Hill, CT $48,611

Salisbury, CT $48,306

Sharon, CT $49,001

Simsbury, CT $48,593

Somers, CT $47,890

Somersville, CT $47,880

South Glastonbury, CT $48,653

South Windsor, CT $48,645

North Windham, CT $48,532

Pomfret Center, CT $48,480

Putnam, CT $48,453

Quinebaug, CT $48,467

Rogers, CT $48,451

Scotland, CT $48,534

South Willington, CT $48,412

South Windham, CT $48,544

South Woodstock, CT $48,475

Storrs Mansfield, CT $48,505

Thompson, CT $48,462

Ashford, CT $48,420

Willington, CT $48,405

Windham, CT $48,537

Woodstock, CT $48,461

Woodstock Valley, CT $48,442

New London, CT $48,545

Baltic, CT $48,533

Canterbury, CT $48,513

Central Village, CT $48,475

East Lyme, CT $48,561

Bozrah, CT $48,539

Gales Ferry, CT $48,542

Gilman, CT $48,549

Mashantucket, CT $48,537

Ledyard, CT $48,541

Groton, CT $48,545

Hanover, CT $48,533

Jewett City, CT $48,531

Montville, CT $48,544

Moosup, CT $48,451

Mystic, CT $48,542

Niantic, CT $48,558

North Stonington, CT $48,519

Norwich, CT $48,531

Preston, CT $48,531

Oakdale, CT $48,557

Old Lyme, CT $48,651

Stafford, CT $48,207

Stafford Springs, CT $48,231

Staffordville, CT $48,161

Suffield, CT $47,844

Taconic, CT $48,484

Tariffville, CT $48,507

Enfield, CT $47,834

Tolland, CT $48,387

Unionville, CT $48,624

East Windsor, CT $48,330

Weatogue, CT $48,638

West Granby, CT $48,403

West Hartland, CT $48,293

West Simsbury, CT $48,587

West Suffield, CT $47,852

Winchester Center, CT $48,592

Windsor Locks, CT $48,331

Winsted, CT $48,587

Hartford, CT $48,707

West Hartford, CT $48,665

East Hartford, CT $48,703

Wethersfield, CT $48,663

Newington, CT $48,573

Plainfield, CT $48,496

Quaker Hill, CT $48,545

South Lyme, CT $48,590

Sterling, CT $48,405

Stonington, CT $48,533

Pawcatuck, CT $48,506

Taftville, CT $48,531

Uncasville, CT $48,542

Versailles, CT $48,528

Voluntown, CT $48,493

Waterford, CT $48,546

Wauregan, CT $48,471

West Mystic, CT $48,543

Yantic, CT $48,534

Ansonia, CT $49,513

Beacon Falls, CT $49,381

Botsford, CT $50,291

Branford, CT $49,048

Cheshire, CT $48,958

Centerbrook, CT $48,802

Chester, CT $48,802

Clinton, CT $49,014

Cobalt, CT $48,669

Colchester, CT $48,622

Cromwell, CT $48,609

Deep River, CT $48,830

Derby, CT $49,739

Killingworth, CT $48,953

Salem, CT $48,585

Durham, CT $48,833

East Haddam, CT $48,693

East Hampton, CT $48,684

Essex, CT $48,759

Guilford, CT $49,092

Haddam, CT $48,786

Hadlyme, CT $48,719

Hawleyville, CT $50,165

Higganum, CT $48,798

Ivoryton, CT $48,811

Madison, CT $49,032

Marion, CT $48,823

Marlborough, CT $48,653

Meriden, CT $48,693

Middlefield, CT $48,729

Middle Haddam, CT $48,702

Middletown, CT $48,672

Milford, CT $50,435

Milldale, CT $48,744

Monroe, CT $50,939

Moodus, CT $48,706

Newtown, CT $50,262

North Branford, CT $49,034

Northford, CT $49,026

North Haven, CT $48,989

North Westchester, CT $48,617

Old Saybrook, CT $48,778

Orange, CT $49,216

Oxford, CT $49,770

Plantsville, CT $48,742

Portland, CT $48,647

Rockfall, CT $48,675

Sandy Hook, CT $50,219

Seymour, CT $49,539

Shelton, CT $50,780

South Britain, CT $49,953

Southbury, CT $49,936

Southington, CT $48,615

Stevenson, CT $51,047

Wallingford, CT $48,941

Stratford, CT $51,751

Westbrook, CT $48,900

New Haven, CT $48,919

East Haven, CT $48,942

Hamden, CT $48,985

West Haven, CT $48,961

Bethany, CT $49,170

Woodbridge, CT $49,065

Willimantic, CT $48,545

Abington, CT $48,474

Amston, CT $48,595

Andover, CT $48,574

Ballouville, CT $48,432

Brooklyn, CT $48,473

Chaplin, CT $48,515

Columbia, CT $48,579

Coventry, CT $48,548

Danielson, CT $48,416

Dayville, CT $48,418

Eastford, CT $48,452

East Killingly, CT $48,370

East Woodstock, CT $48,470

Fabyan, CT $48,470

Grosvenor Dale, CT $48,471

Hampton, CT $48,499

Hebron, CT $48,604

Lebanon, CT $48,561

Mansfield Center, CT $48,519

Mansfield Depot, CT $48,521

North Franklin, CT $48,539

North Grosvenordale, CT $48,474

Pomfret, CT $48,477

Bridgeport, CT $51,886

Trumbull, CT $51,607

Easton, CT $51,578

Waterbury, CT $49,116

Prospect, CT $49,104

Wolcott, CT $48,831

Bantam, CT $49,292

Bethlehem, CT $49,401

Cornwall, CT $49,057

Cornwall Bridge, CT $49,342

Gaylordsville, CT $49,789

Goshen, CT $48,933

Kent, CT $49,441

Lakeside, CT $49,347

Litchfield, CT $49,115

Middlebury, CT $49,459

Morris, CT $49,266

Naugatuck, CT $49,336

New Milford, CT $49,939

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $49,529

Northfield, CT $48,951

Oakville, CT $49,151

Pequabuck, CT $48,774

Plymouth, CT $48,935

Roxbury, CT $49,902

Sherman, CT $49,997

South Kent, CT $49,555

Terryville, CT $48,811

Thomaston, CT $49,009

Torrington, CT $48,795

Harwinton, CT $48,809

Washington, CT $49,635

Washington Depot, CT $49,667

Watertown, CT $49,219

West Cornwall, CT $48,908

Woodbury, CT $49,605

Bethel, CT $50,223

Brookfield, CT $50,143

Cos Cob, CT $52,331

Danbury, CT $50,150

New Fairfield, CT $50,151

Darien, CT $52,316

Fairfield, CT $51,855

Georgetown, CT $51,441

Greenwich, CT $52,292

Greens Farms, CT $51,825

New Canaan, CT $52,097

Norwalk, CT $52,131

Old Greenwich, CT $52,331

Redding Center, CT $50,951

Redding Ridge, CT $50,951

Ridgefield, CT $50,503

Riverside, CT $52,329

Westport, CT $51,826

Weston, CT $51,613

Southport, CT $51,843

Redding, CT $50,837

Wilton, CT $51,665

Stamford, CT $52,343

Bridgewater, CT $50,073

Medical Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Medical Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Medical Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Medical Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Medical Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$59,190	$28.0	20%

Medical Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Medical Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$44,777

Average $49,325/year

$54,252

$3,731

Average $4,110/month

$4,521

$861

Average $949/week

$1,043

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,252	$4,521	$1,043	$26
Average	$49,325	$4,110	$949	$24
25th Percentile	$44,777	$3,731	$861	$22

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