State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs North Carolina
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In North Carolina, $50,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
Minnesota vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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
North Carolina
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $50,380
- p25
- $47,680
- p75
- $57,720
- p10
- $38,240
- p90
- $60,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.