State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: California vs Nevada
Dental Hygienists in California earn a median of $124,930. In Nevada, $115,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.1% — not 8.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.4%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
-2.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $124,930
- p25
- $109,730
- p75
- $132,120
- p10
- $102,090
- p90
- $151,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Nevada
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $115,290
- p25
- $104,330
- p75
- $121,730
- p10
- $99,800
- p90
- $129,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.