State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Pennsylvania, $47,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.4%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+12.2%
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
Pennsylvania
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,930
- p25
- $45,620
- p75
- $56,840
- p10
- $38,040
- p90
- $61,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.