State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Michigan vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Michigan, $39,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 32.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.8%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $39,870
- p25
- $37,420
- p75
- $46,020
- p10
- $35,000
- p90
- $48,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.