State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Wisconsin
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Wisconsin, $96,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
Alaska vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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
Wisconsin
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $96,540
- p25
- $83,880
- p75
- $100,750
- p10
- $80,370
- p90
- $110,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.