State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Alabama, $61,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.8% — not 55.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-55.4%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-44.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $61,160
- p25
- $58,800
- p75
- $63,410
- p10
- $48,960
- p90
- $72,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $137,220
- p25
- $104,470
- p75
- $138,710
- p10
- $86,120
- p90
- $155,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.