State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In West Virginia, $37,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.4% — not 59.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.5%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+33.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $37,180
- p25
- $35,540
- p75
- $41,140
- p10
- $30,890
- p90
- $45,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.