State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Arkansas, $86,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 36.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.8%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-20%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $86,760
- p25
- $82,620
- p75
- $93,600
- p10
- $62,170
- p90
- $97,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.