Medical assistant salary in Colorado
The median medical assistant salary in Colorado is $48,400 a year, about $23.27 an hour, so half earn more and half earn less. That sits 6% higher than the US median of $45,690 and puts Colorado 10th out of 51 (the 50 states plus DC), based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Median yearly pay: $48,400
- Middle half make: $45,280 to $55,570
- Jobs statewide: about 13,160
- Projected growth, 2024 to 2034: 27.2%
Colorado expects about 2,080 medical assistant openings every year, so to get started, pick an accredited program on the Colorado program page and send that school its short "Request information" form.
A median means the middle point: half of medical assistants make more than that and half make less. On average, pay comes to $49,490 a year, a little higher than the median.
- Median a year
- $48,400
- Lowest-paid tenth
- $39,130 or less
- Best-paid tenth
- $59,760 or more
- Medical assistant jobs
- 13,160
- Job growth 2024 to 2034
- +27.2%
What do most medical assistants earn?
The bottom 10% of earners make $39,130 or less each year. At the other end, the best-paid 10% bring in $59,760 or more a year.
A lot of medical assistants fall somewhere in the middle of those two ends. Half of Colorado medical assistants earn between $45,280 and $55,570 a year.
Pay in each Colorado metro area
Where you work in Colorado makes a difference. Denver-Aurora-Centennial pays best, with a median of $49,700 a year, and it has the most jobs, about 6,440.
Grand Junction has the lowest median of Colorado's metro areas, at $44,390 a year.
| Metro area | Median a year | Median an hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $49,700 | $23.90 | 6,440 |
| Boulder, CO | $48,590 | $23.36 | 970 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,810 | $22.51 | – |
| Greeley, CO | $45,890 | $22.06 | 470 |
| Pueblo, CO | $45,780 | $22.01 | 410 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $45,730 | $21.99 | 2,400 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $44,390 | $21.34 | 460 |
How does medical assistant pay compare with other nursing and lab jobs?
Colorado medical assistants earn a yearly median of $48,400. Here is how that stacks up against related roles, by yearly median pay.
Registered nurses sit at the top of this group, with a median of $100,260 a year, and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses follow at $73,880. Medical assistants come next at $48,400, just ahead of nursing assistants at $47,380 and phlebotomists at $47,180.
On pay, medical assistants edge out nursing assistants and phlebotomists by a small margin. Registered nurses and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn much more in Colorado.
Colorado job growth and openings
State labor officials project the number of medical assistant positions rising from 12,970 in 2024 up to 16,500 by 2034, a 27.2% increase. The nationwide figure is 12.5%, so Colorado's pace lands it 5th out of 51 for growth, per Projections Central.
Roughly 2,080 openings should come up each year. That figure covers both brand-new positions and people moving out of the role.
Medical assistant training in Colorado
On this site you'll find 22 Colorado schools that report medical assistant graduate counts to the federal government. Six of them run a program accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES, the two national bodies that review training programs.
Across the US, career schools publish a median price of $17,257 for the whole program, including tuition, fees and books. Among those that report program length, the median is 9 months. At public colleges, the median yearly charge for full-time tuition and fees is $4,346.
With about 2,080 openings a year in Colorado, now is a good time to start. Head to the Colorado program page, select an accredited program, and fill in its brief "Request information" form. Your request goes straight to that school.
Pay: Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey, May 2025. Growth: Projections Central. The job itself: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
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