State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $60,580. In Wyoming, $44,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.7%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+13.6%
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
Wyoming
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $44,990
- p25
- $36,460
- p75
- $48,490
- p10
- $35,530
- p90
- $57,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.