State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In North Carolina, $45,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 23.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.9%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,140
- p25
- $38,490
- p75
- $47,500
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $50,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.