State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In New Jersey, $107,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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 Jersey
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $107,040
- p25
- $101,270
- p75
- $115,470
- p10
- $94,260
- p90
- $117,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.