State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Medical Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $51,050. In West Virginia, $37,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.3%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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
West Virginia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $37,180
- p25
- $35,540
- p75
- $41,140
- p10
- $30,890
- p90
- $45,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.