State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Dental Hygienists in District of Columbia earn a median of $137,220. In Wisconsin, $96,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.7% — not 42.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.1%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+21.7%
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
Wisconsin
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $96,540
- p25
- $83,880
- p75
- $100,750
- p10
- $80,370
- p90
- $110,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.