State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Montana, $46,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 9%.
Nominal pay gap
+9%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-6.1%
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
Montana
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $46,820
- p25
- $40,900
- p75
- $48,960
- p10
- $38,670
- p90
- $56,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.