State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Rhode Island
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Rhode Island, $86,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.5% — not 52.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.7%
Alaska vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+52.5%
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
Rhode Island
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $86,910
- p25
- $84,030
- p75
- $91,160
- p10
- $83,800
- p90
- $100,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.