State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Illinois, $96,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.3%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+34%
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
Illinois
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $96,670
- p25
- $79,400
- p75
- $101,800
- p10
- $74,280
- p90
- $118,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.