State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Utah vs Washington
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Utah, $45,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $45,360
- p25
- $38,460
- p75
- $48,170
- p10
- $35,890
- p90
- $56,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.