State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Missouri
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Missouri, $92,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.1%
Alaska vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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
Missouri
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,750
- p25
- $83,890
- p75
- $98,240
- p10
- $59,880
- p90
- $99,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.