State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Oklahoma, $97,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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
Oklahoma
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,580
- p25
- $95,980
- p75
- $103,210
- p10
- $81,290
- p90
- $119,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.