State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Massachusetts, $100,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 36.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.3%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+31.3%
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
Massachusetts
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $100,640
- p25
- $98,150
- p75
- $106,220
- p10
- $93,510
- p90
- $117,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.