State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alabama vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Alabama, $61,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.8% — not 53.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-53.4%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-43.8%
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
Washington
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $131,160
- p25
- $122,000
- p75
- $134,670
- p10
- $107,090
- p90
- $162,050
- 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.