Medical assistant salary in Michigan
- Median pay: $39,870 annually, which comes to about $19.17 hourly
- Highest-paying metro: Kalamazoo-Portage, at $46,690
- Middle 50% of earners: $37,420 to $46,020
- Yearly job openings: roughly 3,350
The median medical assistant salary in Michigan is $39,870 per year, or $19.17 per hour, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Median means the midpoint: half of Michigan medical assistants earn more, and half earn less. Ready to train? Choose an accredited program on the Michigan programs page and send that school the short "Request information" form.
- Median a year
- $39,870
- Lowest-paid tenth
- $35,000 or less
- Best-paid tenth
- $48,330 or more
- Medical assistant jobs
- 27,810
- Job growth 2024 to 2034
- +13%
How does Michigan pay compare with the rest of the US?
Medical assistants in Michigan make 13% below the national median of $45,690 a year. Among the 50 states plus Washington, DC, Michigan comes in at 40 of 51 for median pay.
The average is a little higher, at $41,550 a year.
The range from lowest to highest pay
Half of Michigan medical assistants earn between $37,420 and $46,020, so pay is fairly close together. According to the BLS figures:
- The bottom 10% of earners make $35,000 or less a year.
- Those in the middle of the pack bring home $37,420 to $46,020.
- At the top, the highest-earning 10% make $48,330 or more.
What do medical assistants earn across Michigan's metro areas?
Pay varies quite a bit from one part of the state to another. Kalamazoo-Portage comes out on top with a median of $46,690, while Monroe sits at the bottom with $36,150. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn has the most medical assistant jobs of any Michigan metro area, with about 12,400.
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| Metro area | Median a year | Median an hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $46,690 | $22.45 | 980 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,600 | $21.44 | 840 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $43,180 | $20.76 | 2,440 |
| Traverse City, MI | $42,580 | $20.47 | 430 |
| Saginaw, MI | $41,330 | $19.87 | 750 |
| Niles, MI | $41,100 | $19.76 | 290 |
| Jackson, MI | $40,230 | $19.34 | 240 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $40,190 | $19.32 | 380 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $39,980 | $19.22 | 400 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $39,890 | $19.18 | 2,800 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $39,410 | $18.95 | 12,400 |
| Midland, MI | $39,360 | $18.92 | 320 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,600 | $18.56 | 1,180 |
| Bay City, MI | $38,540 | $18.53 | 210 |
| Flint, MI | $37,500 | $18.03 | 940 |
| Monroe, MI | $36,150 | $17.38 | 270 |
How many medical assistant jobs are there in Michigan?
Around 27,810 medical assistants work in Michigan, which is 6.3 per 1,000 jobs. That puts the state at 10 of 51 for how widespread the role is.
The state labor agency expects employment to rise, going from 24,010 jobs in 2024 up to 27,140 by 2034. That's growth of 13.0%, compared with 12.5% nationally. Roughly 3,350 openings are expected annually, including both newly created jobs and positions left open when people move on. Michigan ranks 34 of 51 for growth.
How does medical assistant pay stack up against other Michigan health jobs?
In Michigan, medical assistants make roughly the same as phlebotomists and nursing assistants. Nursing roles pay more. A registered nurse in Michigan earns a median of $94,300 a year, and a licensed practical or vocational nurse earns $65,460. Medical assistants come in at $39,870, just ahead of phlebotomists at $39,860 and nursing assistants at $39,570.
Getting trained as a medical assistant in Michigan
Our list includes 46 Michigan schools whose medical assistant graduates show up in the federal college survey. Of those, 30 run an accredited program, meaning an outside organization, CAAHEP or ABHES, has verified that the program meets its standards.
Across the US, a career-school program typically takes about 9 months and lists a total price of around $17,257. At public colleges across the US, local students pay a median of $4,346 a year in tuition and fees for full-time study, per federal data.
Certain programs offer online coursework. The supervised clinical portion, where you care for actual patients, always happens in person.
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Pay: Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey, May 2025. Growth: Projections Central, from Michigan’s labor market office. The job itself: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
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