State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Washington, $58,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.4%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
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
Washington
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $58,090
- p25
- $48,780
- p75
- $62,340
- p10
- $46,280
- p90
- $68,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.