Medical Assistants pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
$46,120avg. a year
$22.17 an hour · 6,060 employed
Medical Assistants in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area earn an average of $46,120 a year. That is $2,030 (5%) more than the North Carolina average of $44,090. The U.S. average is $46,120.
$46,520Median pay
$22.17Average hourly
+5%vs. North Carolina average
6,060Jobs in this metro
Other North Carolina metro areas
Average pay for medical assistants in other North Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
11,800 jobs
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$46,420
$22.32 an hour
21,730 jobs
Greensboro-High Point, NC
$45,800
$22.02 an hour
33,810 jobs
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$45,170
$21.72 an hour
41,350 jobs
Winston-Salem, NC
$44,550
$21.42 an hour
51,470 jobs
Asheville, NC
$43,610
$20.97 an hour
6310 jobs
Burlington, NC
$43,200
$20.77 an hour
73,040 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$42,400
$20.38 an hour
81,150 jobs
Wilmington, NC
$42,240
$20.31 an hour
9600 jobs
Greenville, NC
$42,230
$20.31 an hour
10820 jobs
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$42,110
$20.24 an hour
11310 jobs
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
$41,940
$20.17 an hour
12680 jobs
Fayetteville, NC
$39,840
$19.15 an hour
13150 jobs
Rocky Mount, NC
$39,830
$19.15 an hour
14140 jobs
Goldsboro, NC
$39,300
$18.89 an hour
15220 jobs
Jacksonville, NC
$38,100
$18.32 an hour
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How Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do medical assistants make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia?
The average is $46,120 a year, and the median is $46,520. About 6,060 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the North Carolina average?
That is $2,030 (5%) more than the North Carolina average of $44,090.
Is this job common in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia?
It makes up 4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.85 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: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16740). 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.