State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Oregon, $59,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 1.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.8%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-4.2%
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
Oregon
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $59,490
- p25
- $56,600
- p75
- $63,520
- p10
- $49,010
- p90
- $75,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.