State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Colorado vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Colorado, $109,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.5%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.3%
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
Washington
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $131,160
- p25
- $122,000
- p75
- $134,670
- p10
- $107,090
- p90
- $162,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.