State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Pennsylvania, $43,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.2% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+3.2%
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
Pennsylvania
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $43,920
- p25
- $38,950
- p75
- $46,490
- p10
- $36,810
- p90
- $48,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.