State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Maine vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Maine, $47,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 19.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.8%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,580
- p25
- $45,420
- p75
- $51,460
- p10
- $40,220
- p90
- $59,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.