State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In West Virginia, $73,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.3% — not 85.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.8%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+51.3%
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
West Virginia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $73,840
- p25
- $63,420
- p75
- $76,260
- p10
- $59,950
- p90
- $83,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.