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State comparison · 2025

Medical Assistants salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia

Occupation

Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Colorado, $48,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 5.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-5.2%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+1.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Colorado

Medical Assistants

Median
$48,400
p25
$45,280
p75
$55,570
p10
$39,130
p90
$59,760
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
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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
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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.