State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Idaho, $45,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
+32%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
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
Idaho
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $45,880
- p25
- $39,800
- p75
- $57,690
- p10
- $37,430
- p90
- $59,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.