State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In New York, $48,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 6.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.4%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+4.4%
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 York
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $48,000
- p25
- $43,600
- p75
- $55,120
- p10
- $37,280
- p90
- $59,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.