State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Montana
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Montana, $98,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 34.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.8%
Alaska vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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
Montana
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $98,440
- p25
- $94,460
- p75
- $100,920
- p10
- $83,060
- p90
- $104,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.