State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In Virginia, $44,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 14.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.1%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+5%
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
Virginia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $44,740
- p25
- $38,840
- p75
- $46,570
- p10
- $37,090
- p90
- $52,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.