State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Arizona vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Arizona, $101,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
-23%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.2%
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
Washington
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $131,160
- p25
- $122,000
- p75
- $134,670
- p10
- $107,090
- p90
- $162,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.