State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In North Carolina, $45,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 13.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.1%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-3%
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
North Carolina
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,140
- p25
- $38,490
- p75
- $47,500
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $50,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.