State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Arkansas, $37,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
-26%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $37,760
- p25
- $35,700
- p75
- $42,900
- p10
- $30,840
- p90
- $46,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.