State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Oregon, $122,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.4%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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
Oregon
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $122,080
- p25
- $109,640
- p75
- $126,460
- p10
- $104,530
- p90
- $134,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.