State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Louisiana vs Minnesota
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Louisiana, $44,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.4%
Louisiana vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-24.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $44,090
- p25
- $36,590
- p75
- $46,630
- p10
- $31,050
- p90
- $49,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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
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.