State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Kentucky, $39,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
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
Kentucky
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $39,270
- p25
- $36,560
- p75
- $45,940
- p10
- $32,950
- p90
- $47,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.