State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In South Carolina, $41,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.6%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $41,160
- p25
- $37,290
- p75
- $46,950
- p10
- $34,730
- p90
- $49,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.