State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: New York vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In New York, $48,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
-19%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $48,000
- p25
- $43,600
- p75
- $55,120
- p10
- $37,280
- p90
- $59,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.