State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In North Dakota, $57,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 4.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.9%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
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
North Dakota
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $57,770
- p25
- $47,150
- p75
- $60,270
- p10
- $43,680
- p90
- $72,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.