State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In New York, $106,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.3%
District of Columbia vs New York
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 York
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $106,130
- p25
- $89,960
- p75
- $121,740
- p10
- $77,680
- p90
- $126,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.