State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In New York, $48,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.6% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.9%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+23.6%
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 York
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $48,110
- p25
- $44,730
- p75
- $58,630
- p10
- $36,410
- p90
- $60,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.