Highest paying countries for Medical Assistants
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Medical Assistant? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $63,440$5,287 / mo
- 2 Iceland $54,032$4,503 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $52,016$4,335 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $48,000$4,000 / mo
- 5 United States $40,000$3,333 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $40,000$3,333 / mo
- 7 Singapore $39,840$3,320 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $36,000$3,000 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $34,932$2,911 / mo
- 10 Jersey $34,000$2,833 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Medical Assistant professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $63,440, $54,032 and $52,016.
Medical Assistant salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,064 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $15,948$1,329 / mo
- Gabon $13,292$1,108 / mo
- South Africa $12,648$1,054 / mo
- Namibia $10,632$886 / mo
- Botswana $8,860$738 / mo
- Angola $7,088$591 / mo
- Zambia $6,644$554 / mo
- Seychelles $6,200$517 / mo
- Ghana $5,760$480 / mo
- Comoros $5,760$480 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $5,760$480 / mo
- Mauritius $5,516$460 / mo
- Malawi $5,496$458 / mo
- Congo $5,048$421 / mo
- Cabo Verde $4,916$410 / mo
- Rwanda $4,872$406 / mo
- Lesotho $4,432$369 / mo
- Uganda $4,340$362 / mo
- Burkina Faso $4,252$354 / mo
- Tanzania $4,076$340 / mo
- Ivory Coast $3,988$332 / mo
- Senegal $3,988$332 / mo
- Djibouti $3,988$332 / mo
- Morocco $3,692$308 / mo
- Central African Republic $3,632$303 / mo
- Cameroon $3,544$295 / mo
- Kenya $3,336$278 / mo
- Mozambique $3,280$273 / mo
- Nigeria $2,924$244 / mo
- Zimbabwe $2,924$244 / mo
- Libya $2,860$238 / mo
- Mali $2,836$236 / mo
- Burundi $2,836$236 / mo
- Tunisia $2,760$230 / mo
- Madagascar $2,656$221 / mo
- Guinea $2,656$221 / mo
- Togo $2,656$221 / mo
- Eritrea $2,656$221 / mo
- Eswatini $2,656$221 / mo
- Chad $2,568$214 / mo
- Somalia $2,480$207 / mo
- Sudan $2,436$203 / mo
- Liberia $2,304$192 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,216$185 / mo
- South Sudan $2,216$185 / mo
- Algeria $2,040$170 / mo
- Benin $1,772$148 / mo
- Mauritania $1,772$148 / mo
- DR Congo $1,596$133 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,328$111 / mo
- Gambia $1,328$111 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,328$111 / mo
- Egypt $1,296$108 / mo
- Niger $1,064$89 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $884 per year.
- Singapore $39,840$3,320 / mo
- Hong Kong $34,932$2,911 / mo
- Israel $23,552$1,963 / mo
- South Korea $22,836$1,903 / mo
- Japan $20,332$1,694 / mo
- Maldives $19,492$1,624 / mo
- China $8,560$713 / mo
- Malaysia $8,556$713 / mo
- Jordan $5,724$477 / mo
- India $5,596$466 / mo
- Turkmenistan $5,316$443 / mo
- Mongolia $5,316$443 / mo
- Armenia $5,296$441 / mo
- Thailand $5,272$439 / mo
- Kazakhstan $5,160$430 / mo
- Russia $4,980$415 / mo
- Iraq $4,584$382 / mo
- Vietnam $4,128$344 / mo
- Azerbaijan $3,884$324 / mo
- Uzbekistan $3,880$323 / mo
- Timor-Leste $3,544$295 / mo
- Bhutan $3,544$295 / mo
- Philippines $3,400$283 / mo
- Indonesia $2,892$241 / mo
- Palau $2,860$238 / mo
- Tajikistan $2,656$221 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $2,656$221 / mo
- Iran $2,352$196 / mo
- Laos $2,216$185 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,128$177 / mo
- Nepal $1,908$159 / mo
- Sri Lanka $1,764$147 / mo
- Cambodia $1,728$144 / mo
- Pakistan $1,596$133 / mo
- Myanmar $1,328$111 / mo
- Palau $884$74 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $3,492 per year.
- Switzerland $63,440$5,287 / mo
- Iceland $54,032$4,503 / mo
- Luxembourg $52,016$4,335 / mo
- Vatican City $40,000$3,333 / mo
- Jersey $34,000$2,833 / mo
- Denmark $33,576$2,798 / mo
- Guernsey $32,000$2,667 / mo
- Netherlands $31,976$2,665 / mo
- Norway $30,100$2,508 / mo
- Ireland $28,684$2,390 / mo
- United Kingdom $28,224$2,352 / mo
- Germany $28,064$2,339 / mo
- Belgium $27,212$2,268 / mo
- Monaco $26,580$2,215 / mo
- Sweden $26,308$2,192 / mo
- Finland $25,548$2,129 / mo
- Liechtenstein $24,800$2,067 / mo
- Austria $23,428$1,952 / mo
- France $22,984$1,915 / mo
- San Marino $22,148$1,846 / mo
- Spain $17,032$1,419 / mo
- Cyprus $16,128$1,344 / mo
- Italy $15,868$1,322 / mo
- Slovenia $14,776$1,231 / mo
- Estonia $14,408$1,201 / mo
- Poland $13,768$1,147 / mo
- Croatia $12,464$1,039 / mo
- Lithuania $12,396$1,033 / mo
- Slovakia $11,184$932 / mo
- Latvia $10,812$901 / mo
- Malta $10,632$886 / mo
- Portugal $10,168$847 / mo
- Hungary $9,240$770 / mo
- Greece $9,232$769 / mo
- Bulgaria $9,080$757 / mo
- Andorra $8,860$738 / mo
- Montenegro $8,412$701 / mo
- Romania $8,320$693 / mo
- Serbia $7,004$584 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $6,448$537 / mo
- Albania $5,680$473 / mo
- North Macedonia $5,512$459 / mo
- Moldova $5,268$439 / mo
- Belarus $4,596$383 / mo
- Georgia $4,332$361 / mo
- Ukraine $3,492$291 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $3,268 per year.
- Bermuda $48,000$4,000 / mo
- United States $40,000$3,333 / mo
- Cayman Islands $36,000$3,000 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $30,000$2,500 / mo
- Canada $25,844$2,154 / mo
- Puerto Rico $15,948$1,329 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $13,292$1,108 / mo
- Bahamas $12,396$1,033 / mo
- Barbados $10,632$886 / mo
- Dominica $8,412$701 / mo
- Costa Rica $8,372$698 / mo
- Belize $7,972$664 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $7,972$664 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $7,532$628 / mo
- Panama $7,112$593 / mo
- Cuba $7,088$591 / mo
- Guyana $6,200$517 / mo
- Saint Lucia $6,200$517 / mo
- Mexico $6,156$513 / mo
- Jamaica $5,760$480 / mo
- Grenada $5,760$480 / mo
- Honduras $5,316$443 / mo
- Nicaragua $4,872$406 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $4,432$369 / mo
- Haiti $3,544$295 / mo
- El Salvador $3,544$295 / mo
- Guatemala $3,268$272 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $1,648 per year.
- Uruguay $9,668$806 / mo
- Paraguay $6,320$527 / mo
- Chile $6,224$519 / mo
- Suriname $5,196$433 / mo
- Ecuador $4,448$371 / mo
- Argentina $4,072$339 / mo
- Brazil $3,720$310 / mo
- Peru $3,656$305 / mo
- Bolivia $3,564$297 / mo
- Colombia $3,268$272 / mo
- Venezuela $1,648$137 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,328 per year.
- Australia $33,404$2,784 / mo
- New Zealand $27,524$2,294 / mo
- Brunei $26,580$2,215 / mo
- Fiji $6,200$517 / mo
- Tonga $6,200$517 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $5,316$443 / mo
- Solomon Islands $4,432$369 / mo
- Vanuatu $3,988$332 / mo
- Samoa $3,544$295 / mo
- Kiribati $3,100$258 / mo
- Marshall Islands $2,656$221 / mo
- Tuvalu $2,656$221 / mo
- Nauru $1,328$111 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Medical Assistants in the United States ($40,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.