State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Utah
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Utah, $91,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.6% — not 45.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.6%
Alaska vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+40.6%
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
Utah
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $91,120
- p25
- $81,660
- p75
- $95,490
- p10
- $78,830
- p90
- $99,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.