State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In North Carolina, $45,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 16.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.4%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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
North Carolina
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,140
- p25
- $38,490
- p75
- $47,500
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $50,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.