Medical Assistants salary in Jackson, MS

Median pay for medical assistants in Jackson, MS: $35,480/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $28,840 – $45,160 · about 780 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$3,685 (-9%).

What it's really worth in Jackson

With Jackson's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $35,480 has the buying power of about $39,494 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,085 · median home $215,136 · median rent $1,450/mo.

Full Jackson cost of living & taxes →

How Jackson ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jackson, MS is 164th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Jackson's cost of living is applied, it ranks 129th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Jackson 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 Jackson

A median home in Jackson, MS costs $215,136 — 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 $1,450/mo works out at 49% 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 Jackson.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+111%	1.7×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+71%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+68%	2.2×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+68%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in MS

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
Gulfport, MS	$33,290	−6%	1×

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

Who hires medical assistants around Jackson

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of Mississippi Medical Center · Healthcare
• Baptist Medical Center · Healthcare

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