State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Louisiana, $36,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 38.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.7%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $36,320
- p25
- $32,020
- p75
- $38,550
- p10
- $28,970
- p90
- $44,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.