The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an MEA with high production efficiency. It is a feature of the present invention that the method for manufacturing an MEA includes coating a first catalyst ink on a substrate to form a coated layer of the first catalyst ink, removing the solvent in the coated layer of the first catalyst ink to form a first electrode catalyst layer, coating an electrolyte ink on the first electrode catalyst layer to form a coated layer of the electrolyte ink, removing the solvent in the coated layer of the electrolyte ink to form a polymer electrolyte membrane, coating a second catalyst ink on the polymer electrolyte membrane to form a coated layer of the second catalyst ink, and removing the solvent in the coated layer of the second catalyst ink to form a second electrode catalyst layer.