State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs New York
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In New York, $106,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.7% — not 25%.
Nominal pay gap
+25%
Alaska vs New York
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 York
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $106,130
- p25
- $89,960
- p75
- $121,740
- p10
- $77,680
- p90
- $126,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.