State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs Hawaii
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In Hawaii, $48,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 8.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.6%
Alaska vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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
Hawaii
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $48,410
- p25
- $45,290
- p75
- $55,940
- p10
- $38,580
- p90
- $60,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.