State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Nebraska, $47,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.1% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.1%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $47,370
- p25
- $42,860
- p75
- $50,010
- p10
- $37,940
- p90
- $59,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.