State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Arkansas, $37,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 36.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.3%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.6%
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
Washington
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $59,290
- p25
- $49,310
- p75
- $63,590
- p10
- $46,540
- p90
- $74,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.