State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
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
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.