Medical Assistants pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
$44,970avg. a year
$21.62 an hour · 16,910 employed
Medical Assistants in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn an average of $44,970 a year. That is $2,380 (6%) more than the Georgia average of $42,590. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$46,060Median pay
$21.62Average hourly
+6%vs. Georgia average
16,910Jobs in this metro
Other Georgia metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other Georgia metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
1970 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$42,310
$20.34 an hour
22,060 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$40,760
$19.59 an hour
3990 jobs
Savannah, GA
$40,280
$19.36 an hour
41,000 jobs
Macon-Bibb County, GA
$40,260
$19.36 an hour
5370 jobs
Rome, GA
$39,950
$19.21 an hour
61,620 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$39,820
$19.14 an hour
7910 jobs
Athens-Clarke County, GA
$39,680
$19.08 an hour
870 jobs
Hinesville, GA
$39,610
$19.04 an hour
9210 jobs
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
$39,310
$18.90 an hour
10380 jobs
Warner Robins, GA
$38,420
$18.47 an hour
11320 jobs
Dalton, GA
$38,400
$18.46 an hour
12470 jobs
Albany, GA
$38,190
$18.36 an hour
13900 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$37,630
$18.09 an hour
14340 jobs
Valdosta, GA
$36,020
$17.32 an hour
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How Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do medical assistants make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
The average is $44,970 a year, and the median is $46,060. About 16,910 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Georgia average?
That is $2,380 (6%) more than the Georgia average of $42,590.
Is this job common in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
It makes up 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 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: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12060). 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.