Hourly Rate for Medical Assistant Jobs

Updated: 2 Feb 2012
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$0$9$18$27
Hourly Rate$9.68 - $16.70  
   
Overtime$12.30 - $25.05  
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$0$18K$36K$54K
Bonus$0.59 - $1,025  
   
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XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
)		$20,165 - $36,380  
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Companies and Industries for Medical Assistant Jobs

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate
Kaiser Permanente$11.78 - $24.65
Concentra Medical Center Inc.$11.17 - $14.98
Family Practice Clinic$8.50 - $16.08
Planned Parenthood$9.90 - $16.02
Ob Gyn Associates$9.50 - $15.01
Popular Industries

Hourly Rate
Family Medicine$9.68 - $16.84
Healthcare$9.69 - $17.24
Medical Office$9.61 - $16.89
Health Clinic$9.38 - $16.59
Obstetrics & Gynecology$10.06 - $17.76

key statistics
Key Statistics for Medical Assistant Jobs

Gender
Female
95%
female alumni
  
Male
5%
male alumni
Hourly Rate:$10.93 - $14.76 $10.15 - $14.50
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
9%
1-4 years
47%
5-9 years
23%
10-19 years
16%
20 years or more
5%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 60% dental benefits Dental: 40%
vision benefits Vision: 28% employee benefits None: 37%

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Career Path for Medical Assistant Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Medical Assistant

Salary Range

$20,165 - $36,380
payscale
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
$17,296 - $32,792
Cashier
$13,846 - $23,873
Customer Service Representative (CSR)
$19,300 - $42,601
 
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Common Future Jobs

Medical Assistant

Salary Range

$20,165 - $36,380
payscale
Medical Assistant (Certified)
$20,316 - $37,370
Registered Nurse (RN)
$39,851 - $80,493
Office Manager, Medical Office
$24,991 - $56,911
 

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Medical Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Medical Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Medical Assistants
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

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