State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Louisiana, $85,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.1% — not 55.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.7%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.1%
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
Louisiana
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $85,240
- p25
- $79,550
- p75
- $96,010
- p10
- $49,900
- p90
- $98,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.