State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In North Carolina, $97,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.3% — not 40.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.2%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+20.3%
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
North Carolina
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,850
- p25
- $84,150
- p75
- $100,930
- p10
- $77,270
- p90
- $103,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.