Medical Assistants salary in Greensboro, NC
Median pay for medical assistants in Greensboro, NC: $43,560/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $34,780 – $46,900 · about 1,470 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$4,395 (+11%).
What it's really worth in Greensboro
With Greensboro's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $43,560 has the buying power of about $46,895 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $59,567 · median home $266,370 · median rent $1,424/mo.
How Greensboro ranks for this job
On raw pay, Greensboro, NC is 46th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Greensboro's cost of living is applied, it ranks 18th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Greensboro is one of the places where medical assistants gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Greensboro
A median home in Greensboro, NC costs $266,370 — about 6.1× 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 $1,424/mo works out at 39% 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 Greensboro.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greensboro | Rent vs Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +72% | 1.7× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +39% | 2.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +37% | 2.3× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +37% | 1.6× |
Same job elsewhere in NC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greensboro | Rent vs Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | $43,230 | −1% | 1.2× |
| Durham, NC | $42,160 | −3% | 1.2× |
| Raleigh, NC | $40,570 | −7% | 1.2× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $40,570 | −7% | 1.1× |
Staying in NC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires medical assistants around Greensboro
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Guilford County Schools · Education
- Cone Health · Healthcare
Other jobs in Greensboro
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.