State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In North Dakota, $45,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 11%.
Nominal pay gap
+11%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-10.1%
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
North Dakota
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,980
- p25
- $39,090
- p75
- $54,620
- p10
- $37,650
- p90
- $58,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.