Medical Assistants pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$41,590avg. a year
$19.99 an hour · 18,280 employed
Medical Assistants in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $41,590 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $41,240. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$42,110Median pay
$19.99Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
18,280Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
15,830 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$45,390
$21.82 an hour
220,560 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$43,810
$21.06 an hour
3300 jobs
Midland, TX
$42,670
$20.51 an hour
4310 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$41,550
$19.98 an hour
57,580 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$41,480
$19.94 an hour
6910 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$41,330
$19.87 an hour
7690 jobs
Waco, TX
$40,350
$19.40 an hour
8570 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$40,260
$19.36 an hour
9280 jobs
Odessa, TX
$39,890
$19.18 an hour
10700 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$39,520
$19.00 an hour
11560 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$39,340
$18.91 an hour
12350 jobs
Abilene, TX
$38,280
$18.40 an hour
13670 jobs
Longview, TX
$38,110
$18.32 an hour
14690 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$38,050
$18.29 an hour
151,190 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$37,950
$18.25 an hour
16760 jobs
Tyler, TX
$37,870
$18.21 an hour
17850 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$37,650
$18.10 an hour
18190 jobs
Victoria, TX
$37,320
$17.94 an hour
19250 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$36,560
$17.58 an hour
20230 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$36,460
$17.53 an hour
211,980 jobs
El Paso, TX
$35,950
$17.28 an hour
22640 jobs
Laredo, TX
$34,780
$16.72 an hour
231,360 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$34,600
$16.63 an hour
242,820 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$34,030
$16.36 an hour
25110 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$32,410
$15.58 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
This metroTexasU.S.
Texas metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Dental Assistants | $43,010 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $25,830 |
| Nursing Assistants | $40,430 |
| Phlebotomists | $44,230 |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | $36,500 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $46,810 |
Questions and answers
How much do medical assistants make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $41,590 a year, and the median is $42,110. About 18,280 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $41,240.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 5.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.06 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: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). 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.