State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Louisiana, $36,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+12.8%
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
Louisiana
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $36,320
- p25
- $32,020
- p75
- $38,550
- p10
- $28,970
- p90
- $44,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.