State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs West Virginia
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In West Virginia, $37,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.1% — not 71.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.9%
Minnesota vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+56.1%
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
West Virginia
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $37,960
- p25
- $36,360
- p75
- $45,180
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $52,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.