State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Illinois vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Illinois, $46,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.3%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $46,090
- p25
- $38,970
- p75
- $49,460
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $56,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.