State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Nebraska, $92,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 48.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.2%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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
Nebraska
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,580
- p25
- $85,140
- p75
- $96,210
- p10
- $67,600
- p90
- $98,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.