Medical Assistants salary in Charlotte, NC

Median pay for medical assistants in Charlotte, NC: $43,230/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,900 – $49,670 · about 6,140 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$4,065 (+10%).

What it's really worth in Charlotte

With Charlotte's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $43,230 has the buying power of about $44,419 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,177 · median home $390,321 · median rent $1,740/mo.

Full Charlotte cost of living & taxes →

How Charlotte ranks for this job

On raw pay, Charlotte, NC is 50th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Charlotte's cost of living is applied, it ranks 39th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Charlotte sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Charlotte

A median home in Charlotte, NC costs $390,321 — about 9× 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 $1,740/mo works out at 48% 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 Charlotte.

Metro	Median pay	vs Charlotte	Rent vs Charlotte
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+73%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+40%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+38%	1.9×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+38%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Charlotte	Rent vs Charlotte
Greensboro, NC	$43,560	+1%	0.8×
Durham, NC	$42,160	−2%	1×
Raleigh, NC	$40,570	−6%	1×
Winston-Salem, NC	$40,570	−6%	0.9×

Staying in NC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires medical assistants around Charlotte

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Novant Health · Healthcare

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