State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Vermont
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Vermont, $97,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.3% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.1%
Alaska vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+30.3%
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
Vermont
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,470
- p25
- $91,210
- p75
- $101,230
- p10
- $81,010
- p90
- $110,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.