State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Oklahoma, $45,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.4%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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
Oklahoma
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $45,740
- p25
- $37,210
- p75
- $47,990
- p10
- $36,030
- p90
- $58,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.