State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Indiana
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Indiana, $92,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.9% — not 43.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.7%
Alaska vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+30.9%
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
Indiana
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,330
- p25
- $81,250
- p75
- $99,020
- p10
- $74,970
- p90
- $102,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.