State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Montana, $98,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 39.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.4%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
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
Montana
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $98,440
- p25
- $94,460
- p75
- $100,920
- p10
- $83,060
- p90
- $104,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.