State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Vermont, $97,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.5% — not 40.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.8%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+25.5%
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
Vermont
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,470
- p25
- $91,210
- p75
- $101,230
- p10
- $81,010
- p90
- $110,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.