State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Nebraska
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Nebraska, $92,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.1% — not 43.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.3%
Alaska vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+26.1%
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
Nebraska
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,580
- p25
- $85,140
- p75
- $96,210
- p10
- $67,600
- p90
- $98,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.