State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Mississippi
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Mississippi, $39,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.1% — not 66.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.7%
Minnesota vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+47.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Mississippi
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $39,160
- p25
- $36,240
- p75
- $47,450
- p10
- $30,650
- p90
- $58,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.