State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Nevada
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Nevada, $115,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.1%
Alaska vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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
Nevada
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $115,290
- p25
- $104,330
- p75
- $121,730
- p10
- $99,800
- p90
- $129,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.