Medical Assistants pay range in Provo
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,660 or more. The middle half of medical assistants in Provo earn between $36,440 and $46,750.
- $35K10th
- $36K25th
- $44KMedian
- $47K75th
- $50K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $42,290 | $3,524 | $20.33 |
| Median | $43,730 | $3,644 | $21.02 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $36,440 | $3,037 | $17.52 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $46,750 | $3,896 | $22.48 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Medical Assistants salary after taxes in Provo
On the average salary of $42,290, a single filer in Provo takes home about $34,335 a year, or $2,861 a month and $1,321 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
Is Provo a good place for medical assistants? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Provo area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $42,290 buys what about $43,051 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Provo ($48,010). A typical home costs $546,641, or 12.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Medical Assistants salary in other Utah cities
Provo ranks 5th of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($46,040).
- Salt Lake City$46,040
- Ogden$45,850
- Logan$45,830
- St. George$42,660
- Provo$42,290
Highest-paying cities for medical assistants
Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($66,730).
- Vallejo, CA$66,730
- San Jose, CA$65,360
- Santa Rosa, CA$64,160
- San Francisco, CA$63,330
- Napa, CA$62,580
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Medical Assistants salary in Provo: questions
How much do medical assistants make an hour in Provo?
$20.33 an hour on average, and $21.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level medical assistants salary in Provo?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,440, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the medical assistants take-home pay in Provo?
About $34,335 a year ($2,861 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,290. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
Do medical assistants earn more in Provo than elsewhere?
The average here is 9% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,535).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-9092; area Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (39340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.37, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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