State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Texas
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Texas, $45,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.5% — not 43.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.7%
Minnesota vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+41.5%
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
Texas
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $45,430
- p25
- $37,360
- p75
- $48,280
- p10
- $35,400
- p90
- $57,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.