State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Mississippi, $67,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.5% — not 104%.
Nominal pay gap
+104%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+61.5%
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
Mississippi
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $67,280
- p25
- $63,000
- p75
- $74,600
- p10
- $58,810
- p90
- $83,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.