State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Arkansas, $86,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 33.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.9%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.6%
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
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.