State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Indiana vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Indiana, $45,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 23.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.9%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,110
- p25
- $39,160
- p75
- $47,290
- p10
- $37,060
- p90
- $50,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.