State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Iowa, $84,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 57.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.9%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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
Iowa
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $84,010
- p25
- $80,950
- p75
- $93,880
- p10
- $78,320
- p90
- $95,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.