State comparison · 2025
Medical Assistants salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Medical Assistants in Washington earn a median of $59,290. In Wisconsin, $48,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 21.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.8%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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
Wisconsin
Medical Assistants
- Median
- $48,680
- p25
- $46,370
- p75
- $55,000
- p10
- $39,480
- p90
- $57,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.