Medical Assistants in Maine

Is Maine a good place for you to work as a Medical Assistant?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Medical Assistants in Maine are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Medical Assistants in Maine is growing faster than average.

• Medical Assistants in Maine earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Medical Assistants Work in Maine?

4,180 people worked as Medical Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,900 Medical Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 8,970 Medical Assistants working in it, which means Maine has fewer Medical Assistants than average.

Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Medical Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 15.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 29.0%.

Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 470 annual Medical Assistants job openings in Maine, and 4,160 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 94,900 annual jobs and 818,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Assistants Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Medical Assistants ranged from $27,260 to $45,250 with $34,940 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.11 to $21.75. The median hourly rate was $16.8.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.23 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.57.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Maine Metros for Medical Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Assistants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	1,330	$38,450
Bangor, ME	670	$34,110
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	470	$31,430
Portsmouth, NH-ME	370	$36,140
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	250	$35,990

Top States for Medical Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Medical Assistants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	92,960	$36,080
Texas	59,930	$31,030
Florida	55,330	$32,170
Pennsylvania	27,590	$31,830
New York	26,080	$36,640
Georgia	24,570	$31,790
Ohio	23,930	$31,680
Illinois	23,830	$34,640
Michigan	23,680	$31,900
New Jersey	19,110	$35,290
North Carolina	18,340	$32,710
Arizona	18,250	$32,880
Indiana	14,810	$32,110
Washington	14,450	$40,620
Virginia	14,170	$33,710
Tennessee	14,070	$31,220
Massachusetts	13,710	$39,240
Oregon	12,960	$38,200
Maryland	12,630	$35,270
Wisconsin	11,350	$36,430

Below are the states where Medical Assistants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$44,230
District of Columbia	$41,500
Washington	$40,620
Minnesota	$39,880
Massachusetts	$39,240
Oregon	$38,200
Hawaii	$37,420
Connecticut	$36,950
New York	$36,640
North Dakota	$36,480

Related Careers in ME

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	ME Employment Total

What Major Will Prepare You For a Medical Assistant Career?

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.