State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Texas
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Texas, $99,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.8% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.7%
Alaska vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+26.8%
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
Texas
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $99,240
- p25
- $85,280
- p75
- $107,320
- p10
- $71,530
- p90
- $117,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.