State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Mississippi, $39,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 54.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.7%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
Mississippi
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $39,160
- p25
- $36,240
- p75
- $47,450
- p10
- $30,650
- p90
- $58,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.