How much do allied health and medical assisting graduates earn in North Carolina?

The median across 16 North Carolina allied health and medical assisting associate's programs is $35,745 in the first year after graduating and $35,546 five years after.

How many allied health and medical assisting associate's programs are in North Carolina?

16 North Carolina programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) Programs in North Carolina, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which North Carolina allied health and medical assisting program has the lowest debt?

Nash Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $14,882, with first-year pay of $38,589.

16 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median North Carolina allied health and medical assisting associate's program pays its graduates $35,745 in their first year, $1,512 less than the national median. Martin Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($42,820), and Nash Community College the lowest median debt ($14,882).

Median first-year pay$35,745National $37,256

Median pay after 5 years$35,546National $41,892

Median federal debt$19,701National $19,000

Debt-to-earnings58%National 50%

All 16 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Martin Community CollegeWilliamston · public	$42,820	$36,076	Not reported	Not reported
2	Southwestern Community College (North Carolina)Sylva · public	$42,374	$40,114	$18,702	44%
3	Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount · public	$38,589	$47,567	$14,882	39%
4	Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury · public	$37,465	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
5	Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord · private nonprofit	$37,422	$37,296	$23,307	62%
6	Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown · public	$36,277	$35,779	$24,002	66%
7	Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte · public	$35,967	$46,515	$17,512	49%
8	Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem · public	$35,937	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
9	Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson · public	$35,552	$44,284	Not reported	Not reported
10	Pitt Community CollegeWinterville · public	$34,294	$36,562	$20,700	60%
11	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville · public	$33,274	$31,352	$29,500	89%
12	Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville · public	$33,178	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
13	Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville · public	$33,112	$46,125	$18,236	55%
14	Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield · public	$32,904	$34,508	Not reported	Not reported
15	Alamance Community CollegeGraham · public	$32,778	$35,312	Not reported	Not reported
16	Montgomery Community CollegeTroy · public	$30,388	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

8 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every North Carolina allied health and medical assisting program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the North Carolina medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Martin Community College$42,820
Southwestern Community College (North Carolina)$42,374
Nash Community College$38,589
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College$37,465
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences$37,422

Lowest median debt

Nash Community College$14,882
Central Piedmont Community College$17,512
Fayetteville Technical Community College$18,236
Southwestern Community College (North Carolina)$18,702
Pitt Community College$20,700

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to allied health and medical assisting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Medical Assistants

$45,140

Median pay in North Carolina. 23,650 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 109,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $36,010Top 10%: $50,850

Pharmacy Technicians

$44,530

Median pay in North Carolina. 17,260 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $35,820Top 10%: $57,360

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$60,650

Median pay in North Carolina. 13,710 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $39,860Top 10%: $86,490

Surgical Technologists

$60,920

Median pay in North Carolina. 4,400 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $45,990Top 10%: $78,650

Common questions

Martin Community College in Williamston reports the highest median first-year pay, $42,820.

Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked376 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of North Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the allied health and medical assisting associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024