State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Medical Assistants in Alaska earn a median of $52,560. In West Virginia, $37,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.6% — not 41.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.4%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+23.6%
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
West Virginia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $37,180
- p25
- $35,540
- p75
- $41,140
- p10
- $30,890
- p90
- $45,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.