State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Georgia, $46,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.3%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+13.3%
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
Georgia
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $46,840
- p25
- $40,270
- p75
- $48,960
- p10
- $36,410
- p90
- $57,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.