State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In South Dakota, $41,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.7% — not 21.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.9%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-1.7%
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
South Dakota
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $41,870
- p25
- $37,730
- p75
- $45,870
- p10
- $35,980
- p90
- $48,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.