State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Utah, $37,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.4% — not 60.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.4%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+44.4%
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
Utah
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $37,760
- p25
- $36,400
- p75
- $45,770
- p10
- $35,380
- p90
- $47,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.