Medical assistant salary in California
Medical assistants in California earn a median of $49,660 a year, or $23.88 an hour. That is 9% more than the median for the whole US, $45,690.
- Lowest-paid tenth
- $39,290 or less
- Best-paid tenth
- $77,300 or more
- Medical assistant jobs
- 117,060
Medical assistant pay in each California metro area
| Metro area | Median a year | Median an hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $77,410 | $37.22 | 1,360 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $64,820 | $31.16 | 1,550 |
| Napa, CA | $62,050 | $29.83 | 320 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $61,970 | $29.79 | 7,410 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,940 | $29.78 | 6,400 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $59,790 | $28.75 | 14,320 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $50,680 | $24.36 | 2,020 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $50,090 | $24.08 | 960 |
| Modesto, CA | $49,990 | $24.04 | 1,870 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $49,520 | $23.81 | 850 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $49,510 | $23.80 | 480 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $49,500 | $23.80 | 1,660 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $49,420 | $23.76 | 9,370 |
| Yuba City, CA | $49,410 | $23.75 | 430 |
| Salinas, CA | $48,890 | $23.50 | 1,080 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $47,840 | $23.00 | 1,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,760 | $22.96 | 39,770 |
| Chico, CA | $47,150 | $22.67 | 770 |
| Visalia, CA | $47,140 | $22.67 | 1,580 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,700 | $22.45 | 11,280 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $46,560 | $22.39 | 2,340 |
| Fresno, CA | $46,500 | $22.36 | 3,310 |
| Redding, CA | $46,210 | $22.22 | 520 |
| El Centro, CA | $45,290 | $21.78 | 390 |
| Merced, CA | $39,800 | $19.13 | 700 |
Pay figures: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of May 2025. Where you see a dash, the survey published no number for that area.
Where to train in California
See the medical assistant programs in California · Pay in every state