State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In New Jersey, $107,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.7% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
+24%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+31.7%
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
New Jersey
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $107,040
- p25
- $101,270
- p75
- $115,470
- p10
- $94,260
- p90
- $117,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.