Medical assistant salary in Florida
- Typical middle pay: about $21.00 an hour, or $43,680 per year
- Half earn between $37,830 and $46,800
- Expected job growth, 2024 to 2034: 23.1%
- Yearly openings: about 9,320
A typical medical assistant salary in Florida is about $43,680 a year, or $21 an hour. Median means the wage right in the middle, so half the state's medical assistants make more than that and half make less. That figure runs 4% under the US median of $45,690. Florida has plenty of openings, about 9,320 a year, and jobs are growing fast.
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- Median a year
- $43,680
- Lowest-paid tenth
- $35,880 or less
- Best-paid tenth
- $49,040 or more
- Medical assistant jobs
- 66,110
- Job growth 2024 to 2034
- +23.1%
What do Florida medical assistants usually earn?
The middle half of Florida medical assistants earn between $37,830 and $46,800 a year. The average wage comes in at $43,290 a year, not far from the median.
| Florida pay point | Yearly amount |
|---|---|
| Bottom 10% of earners | Up to $35,880 |
| Lower edge of the middle band | $37,830 |
| Middle wage | $43,680 |
| Average wage | $43,290 |
| Upper edge of the middle band | $46,800 |
| Top 10% of earners | $49,040 and up |
Florida ranks 33rd among the 50 states and Washington, DC, for median medical assistant pay.
Florida medical assistant pay by metro area
What you earn depends on where in the state you work. The top median in Florida belongs to North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, at $45,620 a year. The lowest is in Tallahassee, at $36,880.
The biggest cluster of jobs sits in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, home to roughly 18,670 medical assistants.
| Metro area | Median a year | Median an hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,620 | $21.94 | 2,270 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,930 | $21.60 | 18,670 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $44,830 | $21.55 | 580 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $44,480 | $21.39 | 1,390 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $44,480 | $21.39 | 9,310 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,280 | $21.29 | 1,220 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $43,980 | $21.15 | 1,660 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $43,800 | $21.06 | 7,920 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $42,860 | $20.61 | 2,190 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $42,600 | $20.48 | 6,860 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $41,780 | $20.09 | 2,010 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $40,910 | $19.67 | 520 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $40,280 | $19.37 | 480 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $39,580 | $19.03 | 590 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,200 | $18.84 | 620 |
| Gainesville, FL | $39,100 | $18.80 | 840 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,830 | $18.67 | 2,230 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,760 | $18.64 | 1,250 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $37,780 | $18.16 | 410 |
| Sebring, FL | $37,750 | $18.15 | 300 |
| Ocala, FL | $37,310 | $17.94 | 1,080 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $36,880 | $17.73 | 1,390 |
Medical assistant pay compared with other Florida health jobs
In Florida, medical assistants have a higher median wage than nursing assistants and phlebotomists. Nursing pays more: LPNs and LVNs have a median of $61,770 and RNs $84,190 in Florida.
| Florida health job | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Nursing assistants | $37,510 |
| Phlebotomists | $40,230 |
| Medical assistants | $43,680 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $61,770 |
| RNs | $84,190 |
Are medical assistants in demand in Florida?
They are. Around 66,110 medical assistants work in Florida, equal to 6.7 per 1,000 jobs. That places the state 3rd of 51 for how widespread the role is.
Florida's labor agency expects employment to climb from 59,990 jobs in 2024 up to 73,820 by 2034. That 23.1% jump far outpaces the national 12.5% rate and places Florida 8th of 51. Roughly 9,320 openings should appear annually, between newly created positions and workers moving on.
Training time and cost
Among US career schools that report program length, the median is 9 months. Most take 7 to 9 months, and a few finish in 6 months or less.
Among career schools that publish a whole-program price, the median is $17,257 for tuition, fees and books. At public colleges across the US, one year of full-time study has a typical in-district price of $4,346. Most listed programs take part in federal student aid, so ask the school you choose about help paying for training.
Some programs teach classes by distance education, and the supervised practice, called an externship, is in person.
Choosing a Florida program
Florida expects about 9,320 openings a year, and most career-school programs take 7 to 9 months. We list 21 Florida schools with a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program. Choose one on our Florida programs page and send that school the Request information form with your name, email, phone, ZIP code and start time.
Pay: Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey, May 2025. Growth: Projections Central. The job itself: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
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