State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In District of Columbia, $51,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.9%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.2%
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
Washington
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $59,290
- p25
- $49,310
- p75
- $63,590
- p10
- $46,540
- p90
- $74,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.