State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs Rhode Island
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In Rhode Island, $47,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 11.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.4%
Alaska vs Rhode Island
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
Rhode Island
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,190
- p25
- $45,370
- p75
- $48,630
- p10
- $39,280
- p90
- $56,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.