State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs Ohio
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In Ohio, $42,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.8%
Alaska vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+11.3%
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
Ohio
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $42,810
- p25
- $38,060
- p75
- $46,270
- p10
- $36,050
- p90
- $48,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.