State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In North Dakota, $90,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 46.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.6%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+27.4%
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
North Dakota
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $90,530
- p25
- $84,020
- p75
- $96,170
- p10
- $82,890
- p90
- $98,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.