Medical Assistant Pay in the U.S. Far West

Medical assistant (MA) employment in the U.S. stood at more than 760,000 as of May 2023 according U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released earlier this year. Per BLS data, over 153,000 medical assistants were employed in the six-state U.S. Far West region. The Far West is the best region in the nation for medical assistant pay according to BLS data.  Except for Nevada, all states in the Far West region ranked among the top ten states nationally for medical assistant annual mean wages.  A closer review of May 2023 BLS data reveals the following about medical assistant pay in the U.S. Far West:

Medical Assistant Pay in the U.S. Far West

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AK	2,140	$54,530	2nd
CA	110,280	$50,900	3rd
HI	3,870	$47,840	8th
NV	7,550	$41,390	28th
OR	11,650	$49,390	6th
WA	17,580	$53,780	1st
U.S.	763,020	$42,404	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on January 20, 2025