State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Maine, $47,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.2% — not 7.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.3%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
-5.2%
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
Maine
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,580
- p25
- $45,420
- p75
- $51,460
- p10
- $40,220
- p90
- $59,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.