State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In South Carolina, $84,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44% — not 57.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.3%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+44%
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
South Carolina
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $84,340
- p25
- $79,400
- p75
- $94,830
- p10
- $65,700
- p90
- $97,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.