State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Maryland
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Maryland, $107,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
Alaska vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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
Maryland
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $107,830
- p25
- $103,150
- p75
- $120,070
- p10
- $85,440
- p90
- $122,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.