State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Maryland vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Maryland, $46,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.7%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $46,410
- p25
- $39,390
- p75
- $49,110
- p10
- $36,930
- p90
- $57,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.