State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Oklahoma vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Oklahoma, $38,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.4% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.6%
Oklahoma vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oklahoma
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $38,750
- p25
- $36,600
- p75
- $45,630
- p10
- $31,880
- p90
- $47,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.