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Medical Assistants Salary in Mobile, AL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Mobile, AL is $36,350. BLS estimates approximately 1,310 people work in this occupation in Mobile, AL. Mobile, AL is 20.4% below the national median ($45,690).

Median salary
$36,350
Average salary
$36,800
Median hourly
$17.48
Employment
1,310

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$30,410$14.62
25th percentile$35,030$16.84
Median (50th)$36,350$17.48
75th percentile$37,650$18.10
90th percentile$43,340$20.84

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 6.3% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
7.568
Location quotient
1.44

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Mobile, AL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.098, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $41,261 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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