State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Iowa vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Iowa, $45,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.3%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,480
- p25
- $38,980
- p75
- $48,030
- p10
- $36,730
- p90
- $54,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.