State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Georgia, $95,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.9% — not 43.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.7%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Georgia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $95,490
- p25
- $81,140
- p75
- $101,620
- p10
- $74,610
- p90
- $103,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.