State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Ohio
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Ohio, $88,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.1% — not 49.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.1%
Alaska vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+35.1%
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
Ohio
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $88,990
- p25
- $80,980
- p75
- $97,210
- p10
- $76,260
- p90
- $102,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.