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Medical Assistants Salary in Missouri

What Medical Assistants earn in Missouri, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 7 counties.

Average in MO
$42,693
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
24 of 28
published states
Workers in state
15,540
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
7 counties

Pay by labor market in Missouri

Medical Assistants pay by wage area in Missouri
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
St. Louis, MO-IL$44,710$36,833$16,710St. Louis County, MO

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Medical Assistants in Missouri counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1St. Louis County, MO$44,710$36,833$16,710
2St. Charles County, MO$44,710$36,833$16,710
3St. Louis city, MO$44,710$36,833$16,710
4Jefferson County, MO$44,710$36,833$16,710
5Franklin County, MO$44,710$36,833$16,710
6Lincoln County, MO$44,710$36,833$16,710
7Warren County, MO$44,710$36,833$16,710

Medical Assistants pay in Missouri

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Medical Assistants in Missouri is $42,693, based on 15,540 workers. Among the 28 states with published data, that ranks number 24. The BLS national median for the occupation is $45,690, so Missouri averages 6.6% below it.

Published data for Missouri currently covers the St. Louis, MO-IL area, with a local median wage of $44,710.

Cost of living for Medical Assistants in Missouri

We compare 7 Missouri counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. St. Louis County, MO leaves the largest yearly margin, $16,710. Warren County, MO leaves the smallest, $16,710. The median wage covers all four basics in 7 of the 7 counties.

Medical Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Medical Assistants are Washington ($57,404), Oregon ($52,766), California ($51,698) and Minnesota ($50,554).

Frequently asked questions: Medical Assistants in Missouri

How much do Medical Assistants earn in Missouri?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $42,693.

Which Missouri county is best for Medical Assistants?

St. Louis County, MO leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($16,710). St. Charles County, MO follows at $16,710.