State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Missouri, $45,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
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
Missouri
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $45,970
- p25
- $38,990
- p75
- $50,150
- p10
- $36,580
- p90
- $59,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.