Medical Assistants salary in Youngstown, OH
Median pay for medical assistants in Youngstown, OH: $35,000/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $26,580 – $42,300 · about 1,120 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$4,165 (-11%).
What it's really worth in Youngstown
With Youngstown's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $35,000 has the buying power of about $40,748 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $54,650 · median home $175,405 · median rent $1,030/mo.
How Youngstown ranks for this job
On raw pay, Youngstown, OH is 172nd of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Youngstown's cost of living is applied, it ranks 104th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Youngstown 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 Youngstown
A median home in Youngstown, OH costs $175,405 — about 5× 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 $1,030/mo works out at 35% 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 Youngstown.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Youngstown | Rent vs Youngstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +114% | 2.3× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +73% | 3.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +71% | 3.2× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +70% | 2.2× |
Same job elsewhere in OH
| Metro | Median pay | vs Youngstown | Rent vs Youngstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH | $39,860 | +14% | 1.5× |
| Columbus, OH | $39,170 | +12% | 1.5× |
| Cleveland, OH | $38,960 | +11% | 1.4× |
| Akron, OH | $38,040 | +9% | 1.2× |
Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires medical assistants around Youngstown
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Youngstown State University · Education
Other jobs in Youngstown
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.