Medical Assistant salary in Virginia: $44,740 median.
How pay for medical assistants in Virginia compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.
Hourly pay in Virginia, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $17.83 · 25th $18.67 · median $21.51 · 75th $22.39 · 90th $25.00.
Medical Assistants in Virginia earned a median of $44,740 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 2% below the national median of $45,690. Virginia ranked 29 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 16,650 people employed.
- Virginia median
- $44,740
- $21.51/hr
- U.S. median
- $45,690
- -2% in Virginia
- Rank among states
- 29 of 51
- by median pay
- Employed
- 16,650
- location quotient 0.77
More on medical assistant pay in Virginia
The median hourly wage for medical assistants in Virginia was $21.51 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The middle half of medical assistants in Virginia earned between $38,840 and $46,570 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The lowest-paid 10% of medical assistants in Virginia earned less than $37,090 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $52,000 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The mean annual wage for medical assistants in Virginia was $44,050 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Where in Virginia it pays most
Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.
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Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.
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- Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
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- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
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