State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In South Dakota, $41,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.6% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+8.6%
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 Dakota
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $41,870
- p25
- $37,730
- p75
- $45,870
- p10
- $35,980
- p90
- $48,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.