State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Colorado vs Texas
Dental Hygienists in Colorado earn a median of $109,580. In Texas, $99,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 10.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.4%
Colorado vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+4%
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
Texas
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $99,240
- p25
- $85,280
- p75
- $107,320
- p10
- $71,530
- p90
- $117,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.