State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Utah
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Utah, $37,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.4% — not 72.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.9%
Minnesota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+73.4%
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
Utah
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $37,760
- p25
- $36,400
- p75
- $45,770
- p10
- $35,380
- p90
- $47,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.