State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In South Dakota, $47,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+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 Dakota
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,900
- p25
- $47,060
- p75
- $57,890
- p10
- $38,190
- p90
- $60,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.