State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In New Mexico, $39,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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 Mexico
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $39,230
- p25
- $37,240
- p75
- $45,970
- p10
- $34,600
- p90
- $47,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.