State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In West Virginia, $73,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.1% — not 79.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.7%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+57.1%
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
West Virginia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $73,840
- p25
- $63,420
- p75
- $76,260
- p10
- $59,950
- p90
- $83,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.