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Medical Assistants Salary in Tallahassee, FL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Tallahassee, FL is $36,880. BLS estimates approximately 1,390 people work in this occupation in Tallahassee, FL. Tallahassee, FL is 19.3% below the national median ($45,690).

Median salary
$36,880
Average salary
$45,970
Median hourly
$17.73
Employment
1,390

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$31,930$15.35
25th percentile$35,650$17.14
Median (50th)$36,880$17.73
75th percentile$44,480$21.38
90th percentile$45,660$21.95

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 9.1% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
7.444
Location quotient
1.42

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Tallahassee, FL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 93.919, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $39,268 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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