Medical Assistants pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
$53,190avg. a year
$25.57 an hour · 7,390 employed
Medical Assistants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area earn an average of $53,190 a year. That is $1,530 (3%) more than the Minnesota average of $51,660. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$52,570Median pay
$25.57Average hourly
+3%vs. Minnesota average
7,390Jobs in this metro
Other Minnesota metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other Minnesota metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
1440 jobs
Rochester, MN
$53,190
$25.57 an hour
2290 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$47,840
$23.00 an hour
3330 jobs
St. Cloud, MN
$47,810
$22.99 an hour
4570 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$47,750
$22.96 an hour
5750 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$47,650
$22.91 an hour
6200 jobs
Mankato, MN
$46,820
$22.51 an hour
780 jobs
Grand Forks, ND-MN
$43,680
$21.00 an hour
8620 jobs
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$43,390
$20.86 an hour
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How Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
The average is $53,190 a year, and the median is $52,570. About 7,390 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Minnesota average?
That is $1,530 (3%) more than the Minnesota average of $51,660.
Is this job common in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?
It makes up 3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.72 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: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33460). 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.