State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs California
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In California, $49,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 5.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.8%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $52,560
- p25
- $48,930
- p75
- $61,510
- p10
- $46,060
- p90
- $65,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $49,660
- p25
- $46,240
- p75
- $61,870
- p10
- $39,290
- p90
- $77,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.