State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Rhode Island, $50,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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
Rhode Island
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $50,150
- p25
- $48,070
- p75
- $59,170
- p10
- $45,640
- p90
- $60,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.