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Medical Assistants Salary in Duluth, MN-WI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Duluth, MN-WI is $47,990. BLS estimates approximately 750 people work in this occupation in Duluth, MN-WI. Duluth, MN-WI is 5.0% above the national median ($45,690).

Median salary
$47,990
Average salary
$47,650
Median hourly
$23.07
Employment
750

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,640$18.10
25th percentile$39,850$19.16
Median (50th)$47,990$23.07
75th percentile$50,440$24.25
90th percentile$58,850$28.29

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.7% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
6.006
Location quotient
1.14

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Duluth, MN-WI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.768, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $54,062 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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