State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Massachusetts
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Massachusetts, $100,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.2% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
Alaska vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+36.2%
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
Massachusetts
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $100,640
- p25
- $98,150
- p75
- $106,220
- p10
- $93,510
- p90
- $117,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.