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Average Medical Assistants Salary in Wisconsin

Medical Assistants in Wisconsin earn a median annual salary of $48,680, which is +6.5% compared to the national median. There are 13,810 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Wisconsin (state).

$48,680
Wisconsin median annual wage
$23/hour median
+6.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,690
13,810
Local employment
4.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.89
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,480
25th
$46,370
Median
$48,680
75th
$55,000
90th
$57,990

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Wisconsin, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
94.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$51,735
Goods: 94.3%
Services: 89.9%
Rents: 79.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $59,290 Compare 19,500
Alaska $52,560 Compare 2,140
District of Columbia $51,050 Compare 2,260
Minnesota $50,480 Compare 10,580
Oregon $50,410 Compare 11,840
California $49,660 Compare 117,060

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Wisconsin

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $636,580 0.60
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $572,060 1.08
Anesthesiologists $443,990 1.08
Dermatologists $440,710 0.75
Surgeons, All Other $416,000 1.16
Radiologists $392,610 1.94
Physicians, All Other $391,740 0.98
General Internal Medicine Physicians $367,160 1.14

Wisconsin has salary data for 739 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Medical Assistants in Wisconsin

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Medical Assistants are projected to change by +12.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 112,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.