State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Minnesota, $50,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.9%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $50,480
- p25
- $47,220
- p75
- $58,540
- p10
- $40,110
- p90
- $60,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.