Medical assistant salary in Mississippi
The median medical assistant salary in Mississippi is $35,360 a year, or about $17.00 an hour, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's 23% below the national median of $45,690. That puts Mississippi last among the 50 states and DC for median medical assistant pay.
The quick numbers: median yearly pay is $35,360, most workers fall between $31,200 and $38,190, jobs are expected to grow 28.1% between 2024 and 2034, and roughly 610 positions open up annually. To ask a school about training, pick an accredited program on the Mississippi program page and send the short Request information form.
- Median a year
- $35,360
- Lowest-paid tenth
- $29,210 or less
- Best-paid tenth
- $45,070 or more
- Medical assistant jobs
- 3,340
- Job growth 2024 to 2034
- +28.1%
Typical pay for medical assistants
The median sits at the midpoint: half of medical assistants make more than that, and half make less. Workers in the middle 50% make somewhere between $31,200 and $38,190 annually.
Those in the bottom 10% make $29,210 or under, while the top 10% make $45,070 or above. The average wage comes to $36,240 per year.
Pay by metro area
Where you work can change your pay. Among the metro areas in Mississippi, Memphis, TN-MS-AR offers the highest pay, while Gulfport-Biloxi offers the lowest.
| Area | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,260 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $35,590 |
Memphis has the most medical assistant jobs of any Mississippi metro area, about 3,350, and that count covers the whole metro area, including its Tennessee and Arkansas side.
| Metro area | Median a year | Median an hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,260 | $18.87 | 3,350 |
| Jackson, MS | $36,020 | $17.32 | 840 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $35,950 | $17.28 | 290 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $35,590 | $17.11 | 480 |
How it compares with other health jobs
In Mississippi, medical assistants earn more than nursing assistants and a little less than phlebotomists, while nurses earn quite a bit more. A phlebotomist is the person who draws your blood.
| Job | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | $77,090 |
| Licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/LVN) | $50,220 |
| Phlebotomists | $36,290 |
| Medical assistants | $35,360 |
| Nursing assistants | $31,520 |
Where is hiring headed from 2024 to 2034?
The state's labor agency projects medical assistant jobs will climb from 3,740 in 2024 up to 4,790 by 2034. That works out to a 28.1% increase, well ahead of the 12.5% figure for the US, and Mississippi ranks 4 of 51 for projected growth. Roughly 610 openings should come up annually, including both brand new roles and spots left by workers moving on.
Right now, around 3,340 medical assistants work in the state, which comes to about 2.9 out of every 1,000 jobs.
Training for medical assistant work in Mississippi
On this site you'll find 6 Mississippi schools whose medical assistant graduate numbers are reported to the federal government. Two of these schools run a program accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES, two national groups that accredit medical assistant programs.
Across the country, career schools on this site that report program length have a median of 9 months, and those that publish a whole-program price have a median of $17,257 for tuition, fees and books. Across the public colleges on this site, median in-district tuition and fees for one year of full-time study are $4,346.
Certain programs deliver coursework through distance education, in other words online, though the supervised clinical practice always happens face to face.
Request information from a program
Mississippi has about 610 medical assistant openings every year, and jobs are growing faster than in most states. Pick an accredited program on the Mississippi program page, then enter your name, email, phone, ZIP code and preferred start time. The request goes directly to the school you picked.
Sources: wages come from the BLS wage survey (May 2025), job growth figures come from Projections Central, and school data comes from IPEDS.
Pay: Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey, May 2025. Growth: Projections Central, from Mississippi’s labor market office. The job itself: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
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