State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In New Jersey, $47,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 8.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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
New Jersey
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,210
- p25
- $42,150
- p75
- $49,920
- p10
- $37,010
- p90
- $58,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.