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State comparison · 2025

Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs Kentucky

Occupation

Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In Kentucky, $39,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 33.8%.

Nominal pay gap
+33.8%
Alaska vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+17.9%
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
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Kentucky

Medical Assistants

Median
$39,270
p25
$36,560
p75
$45,940
p10
$32,950
p90
$47,940
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.2
See full breakdown for Kentucky

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.