State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: California vs New York
Dental Hygienists in California earn a median of $124,930. In New York, $106,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.7%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
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
New York
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $106,130
- p25
- $89,960
- p75
- $121,740
- p10
- $77,680
- p90
- $126,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.