State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: California vs District of Columbia
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In California, $49,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 2.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-2.7%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $49,660
- p25
- $46,240
- p75
- $61,870
- p10
- $39,290
- p90
- $77,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.