State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Wyoming
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Wyoming, $85,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.1% — not 55.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.9%
Alaska vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+41.1%
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
Wyoming
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $85,130
- p25
- $61,360
- p75
- $96,890
- p10
- $61,020
- p90
- $99,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.