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State comparison · 2025

Dental Assistants salary: Georgia vs Minnesota

Occupation

Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Georgia, $46,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 28.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-28.2%
Georgia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-26.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Georgia

Dental Assistants

Median
$46,840
p25
$40,270
p75
$48,960
p10
$36,410
p90
$57,710
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.3
See full breakdown for Georgia

Minnesota

Dental Assistants

Median
$65,270
p25
$59,940
p75
$74,410
p10
$46,960
p90
$76,110
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.6
See full breakdown for Minnesota

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.