State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Utah, $45,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.3% — not 12.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.5%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+1.3%
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
Utah
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,360
- p25
- $38,460
- p75
- $48,170
- p10
- $35,890
- p90
- $56,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.