State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs Connecticut
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In Connecticut, $47,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 10.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.8%
Alaska vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+12.1%
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
Connecticut
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,430
- p25
- $45,180
- p75
- $50,210
- p10
- $38,480
- p90
- $59,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.