State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Wisconsin, $47,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 27.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.5%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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
Wisconsin
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,520
- p25
- $45,560
- p75
- $55,630
- p10
- $39,500
- p90
- $58,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.