State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Tennessee, $39,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+7.9%
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
Tennessee
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $39,570
- p25
- $37,160
- p75
- $45,580
- p10
- $34,840
- p90
- $48,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.