State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Montana
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Montana, $46,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.2% — not 39.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.8%
Minnesota vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.2%
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
Montana
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $46,680
- p25
- $43,820
- p75
- $49,920
- p10
- $37,340
- p90
- $57,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.