State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Idaho
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Idaho, $94,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.7% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.2%
Alaska vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+30.7%
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
Idaho
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $94,650
- p25
- $92,820
- p75
- $98,410
- p10
- $85,610
- p90
- $103,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.