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State comparison · 2025

Dental Assistants salary: Illinois vs Maine

Occupation

Dental Assistants in Maine earn a median of $60,070. In Illinois, $48,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 19.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.1%
Illinois vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
-21.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Illinois

Dental Assistants

Median
$48,610
p25
$40,390
p75
$56,860
p10
$37,360
p90
$59,910
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.0
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Maine

Dental Assistants

Median
$60,070
p25
$49,250
p75
$61,510
p10
$47,290
p90
$62,660
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.1
See full breakdown for Maine

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.