State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Louisiana, $44,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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
Louisiana
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $44,090
- p25
- $36,590
- p75
- $46,630
- p10
- $31,050
- p90
- $49,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.