State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Ohio
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Ohio, $47,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.1%
Minnesota vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
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
Ohio
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,970
- p25
- $42,660
- p75
- $59,520
- p10
- $36,870
- p90
- $78,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.