State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Colorado
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Colorado, $109,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 21.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.1%
Alaska vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
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
Colorado
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $109,580
- p25
- $102,580
- p75
- $125,470
- p10
- $95,680
- p90
- $128,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.