State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In New Jersey, $49,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.7%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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
New Jersey
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $49,390
- p25
- $45,970
- p75
- $61,290
- p10
- $38,660
- p90
- $64,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.