State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In South Dakota, $41,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.4%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $41,870
- p25
- $37,730
- p75
- $45,870
- p10
- $35,980
- p90
- $48,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.