State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Tennessee, $39,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.3% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.3%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $39,570
- p25
- $37,160
- p75
- $45,580
- p10
- $34,840
- p90
- $48,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.