State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Indiana, $92,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 48.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.6%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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
Indiana
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,330
- p25
- $81,250
- p75
- $99,020
- p10
- $74,970
- p90
- $102,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.