State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Ohio, $47,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+6.6%
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
Ohio
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,970
- p25
- $42,660
- p75
- $59,520
- p10
- $36,870
- p90
- $78,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.