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Medical Assistants Salary in Georgia

What Medical Assistants earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$42,651
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
19 of 21
published states
Workers in state
30,050
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Medical Assistants pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Medical Assistants in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$46,060$37,370$21,169
2Haralson County, GA$46,060$37,370$20,977
3Butts County, GA$46,060$37,370$19,321
4Lumpkin County, GA$46,060$37,370$17,701
5Morgan County, GA$46,060$37,370$15,733
6Fulton County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
7Gwinnett County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
8Cobb County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
9DeKalb County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
10Clayton County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
11Cherokee County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
12Forsyth County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
13Henry County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
14Paulding County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
15Coweta County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
16Douglas County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
17Carroll County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
18Fayette County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
19Newton County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
20Bartow County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
21Walton County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
22Rockdale County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
23Barrow County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
24Spalding County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933
25Pickens County, GA$46,060$37,370$10,933

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Medical Assistants pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Medical Assistants in Georgia is $42,651, based on 30,050 workers. Among the 21 states with published data, that ranks number 19. The BLS national median for the occupation is $45,690, so Georgia averages 6.7% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $46,060.

Cost of living for Medical Assistants in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $21,169. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $10,933. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 counties.

Medical Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Medical Assistants are Washington ($57,404), California ($51,698), Minnesota ($50,554) and New Hampshire ($50,278).

Frequently asked questions: Medical Assistants in Georgia

How much do Medical Assistants earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $42,651.

Which Georgia county is best for Medical Assistants?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($21,169). Haralson County, GA follows at $20,977.