State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Nevada, $47,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.6%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
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
Nevada
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,110
- p25
- $37,760
- p75
- $48,450
- p10
- $36,870
- p90
- $56,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.