State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Oregon vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Oregon, $50,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
-15%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $50,410
- p25
- $47,170
- p75
- $59,160
- p10
- $43,760
- p90
- $62,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.