Medical Assistants salary in Amarillo, TX
Median pay for medical assistants in Amarillo, TX: $35,200/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $27,800 – $43,810 · about 650 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$3,965 (-10%).
What it's really worth in Amarillo
With Amarillo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $35,200 has the buying power of about $38,523 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,147 · median home $219,904 · median rent $1,293/mo.
How Amarillo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Amarillo, TX is 169th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Amarillo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 155th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Amarillo sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Amarillo
A median home in Amarillo, TX costs $219,904 — about 6.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,293/mo works out at 44% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
Where medical assistants earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Amarillo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Amarillo | Rent vs Amarillo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +112% | 1.9× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +72% | 2.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +70% | 2.5× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +69% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Amarillo | Rent vs Amarillo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $44,880 | +28% | 1.3× |
| Dallas, TX | $39,240 | +11% | 1.3× |
| Houston, TX | $38,810 | +10% | 1.3× |
| San Antonio, TX | $37,550 | +7% | 1.1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires medical assistants around Amarillo
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Baptist St. Anthony Health Care System · Healthcare
- Northwest Texas Hospital · Healthcare
Other jobs in Amarillo
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.