State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In New Mexico, $44,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 36.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.4%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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
New Mexico
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $44,400
- p25
- $38,300
- p75
- $47,160
- p10
- $37,060
- p90
- $55,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.