State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Iowa, $45,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 12.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.2%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
-10.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Iowa
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,480
- p25
- $38,980
- p75
- $48,030
- p10
- $36,730
- p90
- $54,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.