State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Hawaii vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Hawaii, $48,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 18.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.4%
Hawaii vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $48,410
- p25
- $45,290
- p75
- $55,940
- p10
- $38,580
- p90
- $60,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.