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Medical Assistants salary in Chesapeake, VA

Medical Assistants in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area earn a median of $43,620 a year, an average of $42,400. About 3,040 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Medical Assistants pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$43,620
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$42,400
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$37,280
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$47,100
Top of the range
People employed
3,040
In Chesapeake metro area
Rent share of median wage
41.9%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Chesapeake

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,523
per month, in Chesapeake, VA
Income needed for median rent
$60,900
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median medical assistants wage
$43,620
28.4% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
41.9%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$94,189
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Chesapeake area. Read the Chesapeake, VA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Medical Assistants pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Winston-Salem, NC
+5.0%
Median $45,810
Mean $44,550
Employed 1,350
Laredo, TX
-19.0%
Median $35,320
Mean $34,780
Employed 640
St. Petersburg, FL
+2.0%
Median $44,480
Mean $43,360
Employed 9,310
Lubbock, TX
-15.4%
Median $36,900
Mean $37,650
Employed 850
Fort Wayne, IN
+3.7%
Median $45,220
Mean $44,810
Employed 1,760
Boise City, ID
+6.2%
Median $46,310
Mean $45,940
Employed 2,360
Arlington, VA
+6.9%
Median $46,640
Mean $48,340
Employed 13,890
Norfolk, VA
same
Median $43,620
Mean $42,400
Employed 3,040

See medical assistants pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $43,620 / year
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State income tax Virginia (VA)
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.