State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Oklahoma, $38,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.2% — not 31.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.7%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+5.2%
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
Oklahoma
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $38,750
- p25
- $36,600
- p75
- $45,630
- p10
- $31,880
- p90
- $47,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.