State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Virginia, $46,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+19.4%
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
Virginia
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $46,670
- p25
- $39,160
- p75
- $53,040
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $58,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.