State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: California vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In California, $49,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.2%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19%
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
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.