State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Maryland, $107,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+21.6%
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
Maryland
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $107,830
- p25
- $103,150
- p75
- $120,070
- p10
- $85,440
- p90
- $122,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.