State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In New Jersey, $47,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 11.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.3%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
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
New Jersey
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,210
- p25
- $42,150
- p75
- $49,920
- p10
- $37,010
- p90
- $58,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.