State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Utah, $91,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.5% — not 50.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.6%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+35.5%
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
Utah
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $91,120
- p25
- $81,660
- p75
- $95,490
- p10
- $78,830
- p90
- $99,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.