State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In North Dakota, $45,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.4%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,980
- p25
- $39,090
- p75
- $54,620
- p10
- $37,650
- p90
- $58,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.