State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Massachusetts, $49,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.6% — not 3.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.2%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-0.6%
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
Massachusetts
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $49,460
- p25
- $46,910
- p75
- $58,100
- p10
- $43,280
- p90
- $61,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.