State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Ohio vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Ohio, $42,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.8%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $42,810
- p25
- $38,060
- p75
- $46,270
- p10
- $36,050
- p90
- $48,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.