State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In New Hampshire, $101,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.5%
District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+28.5%
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
New Hampshire
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $101,250
- p25
- $97,820
- p75
- $104,260
- p10
- $86,400
- p90
- $122,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.