State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Florida, $47,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $60,580
- p25
- $58,590
- p75
- $74,220
- p10
- $47,530
- p90
- $74,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Florida
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,620
- p25
- $45,120
- p75
- $54,690
- p10
- $37,800
- p90
- $58,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.