State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In North Carolina, $97,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+24.9%
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
North Carolina
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,850
- p25
- $84,150
- p75
- $100,930
- p10
- $77,270
- p90
- $103,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.