State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs New York
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In New York, $48,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 9.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.5%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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
New York
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $48,000
- p25
- $43,600
- p75
- $55,120
- p10
- $37,280
- p90
- $59,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.