State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Rhode Island, $47,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.7% — not 8.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.2%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+0.7%
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
Rhode Island
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,190
- p25
- $45,370
- p75
- $48,630
- p10
- $39,280
- p90
- $56,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.