State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Kansas vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Kansas, $39,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 33.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.4%
Kansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $39,510
- p25
- $37,050
- p75
- $46,380
- p10
- $35,140
- p90
- $48,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.