Medical assistant salary in Delaware
In Delaware, a medical assistant earns a median salary of $44,490 per year, which works out to $21.39 per hour. By Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, that sits 3% under the US median of $45,690.
- Median wage: $44,490 yearly ($21.39 hourly)
- Highest-paid 10%: $57,280+
- Delaware positions: about 2,880
- Forecast growth from 2024 to 2034: 16.0%
With about 440 openings expected in Delaware each year, now is a good time to get started. Open our Delaware program page, pick the accredited program that fits you, and fill in the Request information form under the program table to send your request to that one school.
- Median a year
- $44,490
- Lowest-paid tenth
- $36,540 or less
- Best-paid tenth
- $57,280 or more
- Medical assistant jobs
- 2,880
- Job growth 2024 to 2034
- +16%
What do medical assistants earn in Delaware?
Think of the median as the midpoint. Half of Delaware's medical assistants bring in more than $44,490, and half bring in less. The average lands nearby, at $44,300 a year.
Earnings still swing widely between jobs. The lowest-paid 10% make $36,540 or less, while the best-paid 10% make $57,280 or more. Most workers land in between.
| Delaware pay point | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| Bottom 10% | $36,540 or less |
| Middle 50% | $38,750 to $46,890 |
| Median | $44,490 |
| Top 10% | $57,280 or more |
The same survey places Delaware 31 of 51 when states are ranked by what a typical medical assistant earns, counting the 50 states and Washington, DC.
Pay by metro area
Location matters. For this job, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area offers the strongest pay in Delaware, and it holds the most jobs too. As its name suggests, the area reaches across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, so its job total goes well beyond Delaware.
| Typical yearly pay | Metro area |
|---|---|
| $45,890 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
| $41,000 | Dover, DE |
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area has about 13,150 medical assistant jobs across its four states.
| Metro area | Median a year | Median an hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,890 | $22.06 | 13,150 |
| Dover, DE | $41,000 | $19.71 | 450 |
How does medical assistant pay stack up against other healthcare jobs?
In Delaware, medical assistants make more than nursing assistants but less than phlebotomists. Nurses earn more in Delaware: $68,710 for licensed practical nurses and $99,520 for registered nurses, against $44,490 for medical assistants. Here are the Delaware medians:
| Typical yearly pay | Delaware job |
|---|---|
| $99,520 | Registered nurses |
| $68,710 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
| $48,110 | Phlebotomists |
| $44,490 | Medical assistants |
| $42,030 | Nursing assistants |
Will Delaware have medical assistant jobs?
The state's labor agency projects medical assistant jobs will climb from 3,040 in 2024 up to 3,530 by 2034. That comes to 16.0% growth, ahead of the 12.5% forecast for the US as a whole, according to Projections Central. For this growth rate, Delaware ranks 22 of 51.
Each year should bring about 440 openings. That figure includes brand-new positions plus spots that open up when workers move on.
The role is also fairly widespread in the state. Roughly 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in Delaware are medical assistant positions, which puts the state at 19th out of 51.
Getting trained as a medical assistant
Career school programs tend to be short. Half take 9 months or less to complete, and some run only 2 months, based on federal data. An associate degree is another route some colleges offer.
What you pay depends on the kind of school.
| Typical published price (2023-24) | School type |
|---|---|
| $17,257 | Career school, whole program |
| $4,346 | Public college, in-district, 1 year full time |
As you weigh programs, check for accreditation. That means an outside organization has reviewed the program and confirmed it meets their standards. For medical assistant programs, the 2 accrediting groups are CAAHEP and ABHES. Our list shows 4 Delaware schools that report medical assistant graduates in the federal College Navigator data. Of those, 1 runs an accredited program.
Some programs offer online classes. The clinical work still happens in person. People often call this hands-on portion an externship. Nationwide, 30 programs follow this format, and 14 of them hold accreditation.
Ready to start? Compare programs on our Delaware page, then choose an accredited program and send that school a Request information form.
Pay: Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey, May 2025. Growth: Projections Central. The job itself: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
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