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Salary, Wages, Pay: Medical Assistants
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The earnings of medical assistants vary, depending on their experience, skill level, and location. Median annual earnings of medical assistants were $23,940 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $20,260 and $28,410. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $17,640, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $34,130. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical assistants in 2002 were as follows:
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
$24,460 |
| Offices of physicians |
24,260 |
| Outpatient care centers |
23,980 |
| Other ambulatory health care services |
23,440 |
| Offices of other health practitioners |
21,620 |
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