State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Florida vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Florida, $43,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.8% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.3%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-23.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $43,680
- p25
- $37,830
- p75
- $46,800
- p10
- $35,880
- p90
- $49,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.