State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Virginia
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Virginia, $102,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
Alaska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+27.3%
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
Virginia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $102,950
- p25
- $97,630
- p75
- $119,690
- p10
- $86,730
- p90
- $125,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.