State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Kansas, $39,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 52.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.1%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+24.7%
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
Kansas
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $39,840
- p25
- $36,020
- p75
- $48,120
- p10
- $34,480
- p90
- $55,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.