State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs South Carolina
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In South Carolina, $47,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.1% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.9%
Minnesota vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+31.1%
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
South Carolina
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,320
- p25
- $43,000
- p75
- $50,780
- p10
- $37,070
- p90
- $58,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.