State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Kentucky, $78,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.9% — not 74.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.1%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+42.9%
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
Kentucky
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $78,830
- p25
- $67,880
- p75
- $91,800
- p10
- $61,280
- p90
- $98,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.