Medical Assistants pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$65,360avg. a year
$31.42 an hour · 6,400 employed
Medical Assistants in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn an average of $65,360 a year. That is $10,260 (19%) more than the California average of $55,100. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$61,940Median pay
$31.42Average hourly
+19%vs. California average
6,400Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,360 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$66,730
$32.08 an hour
21,550 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$64,160
$30.85 an hour
314,320 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$63,330
$30.45 an hour
4320 jobs
Napa, CA
$62,580
$30.09 an hour
57,410 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$61,940
$29.78 an hour
61,870 jobs
Modesto, CA
$55,580
$26.72 an hour
7960 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$55,090
$26.49 an hour
81,740 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$54,570
$26.24 an hour
92,020 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$54,530
$26.22 an hour
109,370 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$53,430
$25.69 an hour
11850 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$52,700
$25.34 an hour
1239,770 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$52,460
$25.22 an hour
131,660 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$52,340
$25.17 an hour
14430 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$51,100
$24.57 an hour
151,080 jobs
Salinas, CA
$50,170
$24.12 an hour
16480 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$49,660
$23.87 an hour
1711,280 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$49,370
$23.74 an hour
18770 jobs
Chico, CA
$49,340
$23.72 an hour
193,310 jobs
Fresno, CA
$48,810
$23.47 an hour
202,340 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$48,070
$23.11 an hour
211,580 jobs
Visalia, CA
$46,170
$22.20 an hour
22520 jobs
Redding, CA
$45,910
$22.07 an hour
23390 jobs
El Centro, CA
$45,670
$21.96 an hour
24700 jobs
Merced, CA
$42,600
$20.48 an hour
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How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara compares
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Questions and answers
How much do medical assistants make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
The average is $65,360 a year, and the median is $61,940. About 6,400 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $10,260 (19%) more than the California average of $55,100.
Is this job common in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
It makes up 5.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.07 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-9092. Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41940). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.