State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Mississippi, $67,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.6% — not 97.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+97.2%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+67.6%
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
Mississippi
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $67,280
- p25
- $63,000
- p75
- $74,600
- p10
- $58,810
- p90
- $83,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.