State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In West Virginia, $37,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 59.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+30%
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
West Virginia
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $37,960
- p25
- $36,360
- p75
- $45,180
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $52,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.