State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Arizona
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Arizona, $101,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 31.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.4%
Alaska vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
+29.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $132,690
- p25
- $130,340
- p75
- $136,450
- p10
- $60,590
- p90
- $138,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Arizona
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $101,010
- p25
- $98,660
- p75
- $105,990
- p10
- $91,480
- p90
- $121,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.