State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Missouri, $40,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
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
Missouri
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $40,440
- p25
- $37,380
- p75
- $46,600
- p10
- $35,810
- p90
- $48,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.