Medical Assistants pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$49,370avg. a year
$23.74 an hour · 11,280 employed
Medical Assistants in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn an average of $49,370 a year. That is $5,730 (10%) less than the California average of $55,100. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$46,700Median pay
$23.74Average hourly
-10%vs. California average
11,280Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,360 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$66,730
$32.08 an hour
26,400 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$65,360
$31.42 an hour
31,550 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$64,160
$30.85 an hour
414,320 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$63,330
$30.45 an hour
5320 jobs
Napa, CA
$62,580
$30.09 an hour
67,410 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$61,940
$29.78 an hour
71,870 jobs
Modesto, CA
$55,580
$26.72 an hour
8960 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$55,090
$26.49 an hour
91,740 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$54,570
$26.24 an hour
102,020 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$54,530
$26.22 an hour
119,370 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$53,430
$25.69 an hour
12850 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$52,700
$25.34 an hour
1339,770 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$52,460
$25.22 an hour
141,660 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$52,340
$25.17 an hour
15430 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$51,100
$24.57 an hour
161,080 jobs
Salinas, CA
$50,170
$24.12 an hour
17480 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$49,660
$23.87 an hour
18770 jobs
Chico, CA
$49,340
$23.72 an hour
193,310 jobs
Fresno, CA
$48,810
$23.47 an hour
202,340 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$48,070
$23.11 an hour
211,580 jobs
Visalia, CA
$46,170
$22.20 an hour
22520 jobs
Redding, CA
$45,910
$22.07 an hour
23390 jobs
El Centro, CA
$45,670
$21.96 an hour
24700 jobs
Merced, CA
$42,600
$20.48 an hour
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How Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
| Dental Assistants | $51,460 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $35,430 |
| Nursing Assistants | $46,940 |
| Phlebotomists | $54,550 |
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Questions and answers
How much do medical assistants make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario?
The average is $49,370 a year, and the median is $46,700. About 11,280 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $5,730 (10%) less than the California average of $55,100.
Is this job common in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario?
It makes up 6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.25 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-9092. Metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 40140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.