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Medical Assistants Salary in Jackson, MS

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Jackson, MS is $36,020. BLS estimates approximately 840 people work in this occupation in Jackson, MS. Jackson, MS is 21.2% below the national median ($45,690).

Median salary
$36,020
Average salary
$37,490
Median hourly
$17.32
Employment
840

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$30,440$14.63
25th percentile$33,910$16.30
Median (50th)$36,020$17.32
75th percentile$39,160$18.83
90th percentile$46,090$22.16

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 1.6% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 8.7% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
3.109
Location quotient
0.59

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Jackson, MS’s regional price level is below the national average (index 89.048, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $40,450 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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