State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Illinois, $48,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.6%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+13.4%
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
Illinois
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $48,610
- p25
- $40,390
- p75
- $56,860
- p10
- $37,360
- p90
- $59,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.