State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Montana, $46,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+11.7%
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
Montana
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $46,680
- p25
- $43,820
- p75
- $49,920
- p10
- $37,340
- p90
- $57,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.