State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Iowa, $48,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.1% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
-0.1%
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
Iowa
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $48,430
- p25
- $45,990
- p75
- $57,620
- p10
- $39,360
- p90
- $59,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.