Medical Assistants pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha
$50,340avg. a year
$24.20 an hour · 4,170 employed
Medical Assistants in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area earn an average of $50,340 a year. That is $1,060 (2%) more than the Wisconsin average of $49,280. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$49,590Median pay
$24.20Average hourly
+2%vs. Wisconsin average
4,170Jobs in this metro
Other Wisconsin metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other Wisconsin metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
17,390 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$53,190
$25.57 an hour
22,080 jobs
Madison, WI
$50,340
$24.20 an hour
3370 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$49,760
$23.92 an hour
4450 jobs
Appleton, WI
$49,730
$23.91 an hour
5370 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$49,150
$23.63 an hour
6340 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$48,960
$23.54 an hour
7660 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$48,930
$23.53 an hour
8510 jobs
Wausau, WI
$48,670
$23.40 an hour
9190 jobs
Fond du Lac, WI
$48,090
$23.12 an hour
10460 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$47,760
$22.96 an hour
11570 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$47,750
$22.96 an hour
12750 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$47,650
$22.91 an hour
13800 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$47,540
$22.86 an hour
14240 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$47,010
$22.60 an hour
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How Milwaukee-Waukesha 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha?
The average is $50,340 a year, and the median is $49,590. About 4,170 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Wisconsin average?
That is $1,060 (2%) more than the Wisconsin average of $49,280.
Is this job common in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
It makes up 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.97 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: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33340). 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.