Posted October 2026

Medical Assistant jobs in New Jersey

18 Medical Assistant roles in New Jersey from 5 employers, each with its published pay. The median is $22.27 per hour. 108 more open roles are listed with them; each employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.

Medical Assistant jobs by city in New Jersey

CityPopulationMedian pay / hrMedian / year
Newark317,303$22.55/hr$46,890
Jersey City302,824$22.55/hr$46,890
Paterson160,463$22.55/hr$46,890
Elizabeth140,413$22.55/hr$46,890
Trenton91,193$22.97/hr$47,780
Clifton90,322$22.55/hr$46,890
Bayonne74,532$22.55/hr$46,890
East Orange71,850$22.55/hr$46,890
Camden71,749$22.04/hr$45,830
Passaic70,722$22.55/hr$46,890
Union City66,918$22.55/hr$46,890
Vineland62,070$21.61/hr$44,940
Hoboken59,149$22.55/hr$46,890
New Brunswick57,487$22.55/hr$46,890
Perth Amboy56,939$22.55/hr$46,890
Plainfield56,507$22.55/hr$46,890
West New York52,975$22.55/hr$46,890

Median pay is the BLS OEWS figure for the metro area of each city, May 2024. Population is the Census Bureau 2024 estimate.

Open roles

PermanentPosted today

Medical Assistant

Jefferson Health · New Jersey

$18.29–$26.06/ hour
  • Full time
  • Req REQ-0038125
New this week
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PermanentPosted today

Medical Assistant /MA

Ardent Health · Montclair, NJ

Pay range with your report
  • Medical Group/Clinic LHP Montclair LLC D
  • Req 140572
New this week
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PermanentPosted today

Medical Assistant /MA

Ardent Health · Westwood, NJ

Pay range with your report
  • Medical Group/Clinic MPV New Jersey MD S
  • Req 143081
New this week
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PermanentPosted 2 days ago

Medical Assistant

CVS Health · Elizabeth, NJ

Pay range with your report
  • Full time
  • Req R1073771
New this week
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Who is hiring in New Jersey

EmployerRolesMedian pay / hour
Hackensack Meridian Health38With your report
Atlantic Health System27With your report
Virtua Health18With your report
Jefferson Health9$22.17
St. Joseph's Health8With your report
Saint Lukes University Health Network5$22.38
Carepoint Health5With your report
AtlantiCare4With your report

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Common questions

How much do medical assistants make in New Jersey?

Across 18 Medical Assistant postings in New Jersey with published pay, the median midpoint is $22.27 per hour, with typical ranges from $18 to $27.

Who is hiring Medical Assistants in New Jersey?

5 employers posted Medical Assistant roles with pay in New Jersey, led by Jefferson Health.

How fresh is this list?

We collected these postings on October 15, 2026. 15 of 18 were posted in the last 30 days.

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Your Medical Assistant pay reportNew Jersey · pay published by hospitals, collected October 15, 2026

1Pay for your role at other hospitals

  • One MedicalEnglewood, NJ · 2 postings$25.88/ hr$24–$28
  • Saint Lukes University Health NetworkPhillipsburg, NJ · 5 postings$22.38/ hr$17–$27
  • Jefferson HealthNew Jersey · 9 postings$22.17/ hr$18–$28

Median posted pay per hour, with the range each employer published.

2What they are offering now

Low$18Median$22.27High$27

18 Medical Assistant postings with published pay in New Jersey, 15 of them posted in the last 30 days. Month-by-month history by employer comes with your full report.

3Open now: 18 Medical Assistant roles

  1. Certified Medical Assistant, St. Luke's Physician Group NJ AreasPermanent
    $17.90–$26.85/ hour
    Saint Lukes University Health Network · Phillipsburg, NJ · posted today
  2. Medical AssistantPermanent
    $18.29–$26.06/ hour
    Jefferson Health · New Jersey · posted today

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