State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Arizona, $101,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.4%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $101,010
- p25
- $98,660
- p75
- $105,990
- p10
- $91,480
- p90
- $121,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $137,220
- p25
- $104,470
- p75
- $138,710
- p10
- $86,120
- p90
- $155,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.