Certified Medical Assistants


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Certified Medical Assistants

Certified Medical Assistants - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer and area of the country. The assistant's level of education, experience, and responsibility also affect wages.

Medical assistants who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.

Medical assistants (SOC 31-9092)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $18.49 $19.61 $22.41
Yearly $38,455 $40,785 $46,613
    Champaign Area Hourly $18.19 $18.69 $21.44
Yearly $37,826 $38,880 $44,596
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $17.51 $18.89 $20.08
Yearly $36,415 $39,277 $41,762
    Cook County Hourly $19.12 $21.56 $22.92
Yearly $39,762 $44,852 $47,675
    Decatur Area Hourly $17.44 $19.11 $19.85
Yearly $36,288 $39,733 $41,282
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $19.12 $20.93 $23.52
Yearly $39,767 $43,520 $48,925
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $17.52 $18.57 $19.50
Yearly $36,443 $38,635 $40,566
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $16.39 $18.27 $19.13
Yearly $34,090 $38,009 $39,782
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $18.48 $19.74 $19.74
Yearly $38,427 $41,059 $41,059
    Lake County Hourly $18.73 $20.99 $22.56
Yearly $38,957 $43,659 $46,912
    McHenry County Hourly $18.59 $21.93 $22.78
Yearly $38,676 $45,603 $47,375
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $15.91 $17.76 $20.44
Yearly $33,085 $36,935 $42,531
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $15.68 $18.25 $19.49
Yearly $32,610 $37,967 $40,536
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $17.86 $18.70 $19.57
Yearly $37,162 $38,896 $40,707
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $18.60 $18.96 $19.05
Yearly $38,704 $39,445 $39,628
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $16.39 $17.86 $18.69
Yearly $34,088 $37,162 $38,874
    Rockford Area Hourly $18.43 $18.81 $19.62
Yearly $38,336 $39,133 $40,810
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $14.93 $17.48 $19.04
Yearly $31,046 $36,350 $39,620
    Springfield Area Hourly $17.63 $18.50 $19.99
Yearly $36,674 $38,471 $41,586
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $17.05 $18.63 $19.35
Yearly $35,458 $38,751 $40,247
    Vermilion County Hourly $15.04 $17.62 $19.04
Yearly $31,288 $36,647 $39,602
    Will County Hourly $18.73 $19.41 $22.53
Yearly $38,970 $40,374 $46,881
United States Hourly $16.99 $18.40 $21.81
Yearly $35,330 $38,270 $45,360

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.