State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Arizona, $45,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.8% — not 10%.
Nominal pay gap
-10%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-1.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,940
- p25
- $40,370
- p75
- $48,450
- p10
- $38,100
- p90
- $51,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
District of Columbia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $51,050
- p25
- $47,740
- p75
- $59,850
- p10
- $39,620
- p90
- $76,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.