Medical Assistants pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$62,210avg. a year
$29.91 an hour · 10,210 employed
Medical Assistants in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $62,210 a year. That is $3,620 (6%) more than the Washington average of $58,590. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$61,500Median pay
$29.91Average hourly
+6%vs. Washington average
10,210Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1250 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$57,500
$27.64 an hour
2210 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$57,140
$27.47 an hour
3610 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$56,050
$26.95 an hour
4510 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$55,940
$26.89 an hour
5580 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$55,130
$26.51 an hour
66,390 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$55,090
$26.49 an hour
72,090 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$53,200
$25.58 an hour
8850 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$52,900
$25.43 an hour
9140 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$52,360
$25.17 an hour
10370 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$52,110
$25.06 an hour
11710 jobs
Yakima, WA
$50,790
$24.42 an hour
12190 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$43,960
$21.14 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $62,210 a year, and the median is $61,500. About 10,210 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $3,620 (6%) more than the Washington average of $58,590.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 4.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.93 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: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). 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.