State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Missouri, $92,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 47.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.9%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+22.2%
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
Missouri
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,750
- p25
- $83,890
- p75
- $98,240
- p10
- $59,880
- p90
- $99,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.