State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Minnesota
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Minnesota, $103,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.9% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.6%
Alaska vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+22.9%
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
Minnesota
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $103,970
- p25
- $99,040
- p75
- $116,350
- p10
- $82,110
- p90
- $120,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.