State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In New Mexico, $39,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 33.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.8%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $39,230
- p25
- $37,240
- p75
- $45,970
- p10
- $34,600
- p90
- $47,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.