State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Mississippi, $35,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 44.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.4%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+14.3%
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
Mississippi
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $35,360
- p25
- $31,200
- p75
- $38,190
- p10
- $29,210
- p90
- $45,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.