Certified Medical Assistant Salary in the US by State
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Medical Assistant Salaries by Certification Type (CMA, RMA, CCMA)
CMAs are paid slightly more than RMAs, according to medical-assisting.us.
The average salary for both a CMA and CCMA is $20 per hour and the average pay for an RMA is $17.94 per hour,.
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Certified Medical Assistant Salary Based on Where You Work
When you become a certified medical assistant, you can choose a specialty.
Types of medical assistants include primary care, chiropractic offices, geriatrics, pediatrics, research, and outpatient clinics. Each of these specialties vary in what they will pay their medical assistants, and some require additional training.
If you want to work in a higher paying specialty like primary care of pediatrics, you might be able to earn more money by earning extra certifications or completing extra education. Certifications in phlebotomy, EKG, medical coding, or learning a second language are all skills that can increase your value as a medical assistant and help you earn a higher salary.
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