State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Pennsylvania, $43,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.9%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $43,920
- p25
- $38,950
- p75
- $46,490
- p10
- $36,810
- p90
- $48,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.