State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In South Carolina, $47,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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
South Carolina
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,320
- p25
- $43,000
- p75
- $50,780
- p10
- $37,070
- p90
- $58,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.