State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Texas, $45,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+17.8%
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
Texas
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $45,430
- p25
- $37,360
- p75
- $48,280
- p10
- $35,400
- p90
- $57,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.