State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Connecticut, $47,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
-20%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,430
- p25
- $45,180
- p75
- $50,210
- p10
- $38,480
- p90
- $59,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.