State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: California vs Oregon
Dental Hygienists in California earn a median of $124,930. In Oregon, $122,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 2.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.3%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-4.4%
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
Oregon
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $122,080
- p25
- $109,640
- p75
- $126,460
- p10
- $104,530
- p90
- $134,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.