State comparison · 2025
Dental Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Wisconsin
Dental Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $65,270. In Wisconsin, $47,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.1% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
Minnesota vs Wisconsin
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
Wisconsin
Dental Assistants
- Median
- $47,520
- p25
- $45,560
- p75
- $55,630
- p10
- $39,500
- p90
- $58,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.