State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In South Carolina, $41,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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
South Carolina
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $41,160
- p25
- $37,290
- p75
- $46,950
- p10
- $34,730
- p90
- $49,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.