State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Nevada
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Nevada, $47,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.5% — not 38.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.5%
Minnesota vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+40.5%
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
Nevada
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,110
- p25
- $37,760
- p75
- $48,450
- p10
- $36,870
- p90
- $56,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.