State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Michigan vs Minnesota
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Michigan, $48,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.3% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.2%
Michigan vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-23.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $48,820
- p25
- $45,390
- p75
- $56,940
- p10
- $37,110
- p90
- $58,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.