State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Tennessee, $84,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.6% — not 62.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.1%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+35.6%
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
Tennessee
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $84,640
- p25
- $80,380
- p75
- $94,240
- p10
- $76,190
- p90
- $98,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.