State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Maine, $60,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 0.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+0.8%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
-10.9%
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
Maine
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $60,070
- p25
- $49,250
- p75
- $61,510
- p10
- $47,290
- p90
- $62,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.