State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs Virginia
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In Virginia, $44,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 17.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.5%
Alaska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
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
Virginia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $44,740
- p25
- $38,840
- p75
- $46,570
- p10
- $37,090
- p90
- $52,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.