Tennessee / Health / Medical Assistant 1
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
29 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $37,560, below the department median of $70,395.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 29 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Medical Assistants — about 19,180 people — is $39,570. Health pays a median base salary of $37,008 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Medical Assistants across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Medical Assistants — about 817,870 people — is $45,690. Health’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 16th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Health is $37,342, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $37,342 ranks #8 of 12. See Medical Assistant across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Medical Assistant roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Amy Watson holds the role of Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Mcminn County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $40,604.
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Brenda Gilpatrick works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Clay County. Their status is full-time. Brenda earned $40,303 in 2026.
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At Health, Tina Mauricio serves as a Medical Assistant 1 within Monroe County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $39,534.
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Sharon Honea works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Lincoln County. Their status is full-time. Sharon earned $39,437 in 2026.
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Selena Blacketer holds the role of Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Hawkins County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,389.
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At Health, Melody Moore serves as a Medical Assistant 1 within Carter County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $39,306.
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At Health, Felica Dye serves as a Medical Assistant 1 within Tipton County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $39,302.
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Lavenda Matthews holds the role of Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Dyer County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,299.
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Teresa Cox is a Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Wilson County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $39,290.
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Yolanda Summers is a Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Williamson County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $38,945.
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Malissa Davis is a Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Polk County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $38,374.
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Ansley Copper works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Weakley County. Their status is full-time. Ansley earned $37,704 in 2026.
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Jewel Mccoy is a Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Giles County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $37,656.
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Kimberly Lopp works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Maury County. Their status is full-time. Kimberly earned $37,560 in 2026.
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Carol Manns-Fisher works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Lauderdale County. Their status is full-time. Carol earned $37,560 in 2026.
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Debbie Johnston holds the role of Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Lewis County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $37,008.
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Rachel Russell holds the role of Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Hawkins County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $37,008.
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At Health, Sinia Guzman-Brown serves as a Medical Assistant 1 within Bedford County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $37,008.
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Sandra Miles is a Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Roane County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $37,008.
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Viengkham Talatham works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Rutherford County. Their status is full-time. Viengkham earned $37,008 in 2026.
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At Health, Natasha Williams serves as a Medical Assistant 1 within Hamblen County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,981.
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Sandra Mcgill is a Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Campbell County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $36,883.
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At Health, Heather Birdwell serves as a Medical Assistant 1 within Wilson County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,540.
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At Health, Debra Danielson serves as a Medical Assistant 1 within Roane County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,480.
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Kayla Campoy is a Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Benton County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,027.
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Holly Reddix works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Decatur County. Their status is full-time. Holly earned $34,021 in 2026.
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Jessica Lynch works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Blount County. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $33,516 in 2026.
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Amanda Webb holds the role of Medical Assistant 1 at Health within Henry County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $31,084.
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Teressia Tidwell works as a Medical Assistant 1 for Health within Carroll County. Their status is full-time. Teressia earned $30,612 in 2026.