State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In South Dakota, $92,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.9%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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
South Dakota
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,210
- p25
- $83,230
- p75
- $96,230
- p10
- $73,480
- p90
- $98,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.