State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Rhode Island
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Rhode Island, $50,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
Minnesota vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+35%
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
Rhode Island
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $50,150
- p25
- $48,070
- p75
- $59,170
- p10
- $45,640
- p90
- $60,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.