State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Colorado, $109,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.1%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-14.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $109,580
- p25
- $102,580
- p75
- $125,470
- p10
- $95,680
- p90
- $128,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.