State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Maine, $97,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 40.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.5%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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
Maine
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,680
- p25
- $88,400
- p75
- $102,440
- p10
- $83,420
- p90
- $108,680
- 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.