Dental Assistants in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,709
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$13,561
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,541
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$65,270
Kept after tax
$51,709
Worth in national money
$52,541
State rank
1
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for dental assistants. The middle earner takes $65,270, which ranks 1 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 35.78% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations Minnesota reports figures for, this is number 239.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $65,270, take-home of $51,709 is worth roughly $52,541 in national money. The average lands at $64,740, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 1 of 50 states publishing a median for dental assistants, at $65,270 — about 35.78% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Minnesota's occupational distribution, dental assistants sits at 239 of 490 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for dental assistants, whose median is $65,270, the adjusted figure of $52,541 differs little from $51,709 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $64,740 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Dental Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $65,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,110 |
| This salary | $65,270 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $51,709 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,624 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,671 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $61,642 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,440 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of dental assistants in Minnesota earn under $65,270 and half over. The published range runs $46,960 at the tenth percentile to $76,110 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $51,709, worked from $65,270. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 239 of 490.
- Two cautions on $52,541, the adjusted value of that $65,270 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Minnesota. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 239 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for dental assistants in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,960 to $76,110; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Minnesota take-home of $51,709, on $65,270 for work ranking 239 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 239 of 490 in the state.
- This $52,541 adjusted figure, worked from $65,270, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 239 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 239 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,960 at the bottom tenth to $76,110 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $52,541.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Minnesota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $51,709 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,960 to $76,110) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $52,541 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $51,709 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.