State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Nebraska, $47,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 7.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.8%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-11.6%
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
Nebraska
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,370
- p25
- $42,860
- p75
- $50,010
- p10
- $37,940
- p90
- $59,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.