State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Alabama, $36,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.3%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $36,100
- p25
- $32,390
- p75
- $38,360
- p10
- $29,630
- p90
- $45,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $51,050
- p25
- $47,740
- p75
- $59,850
- p10
- $39,620
- p90
- $76,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.