State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Florida vs New York
Dental Hygienists in New York earn a median of $106,130. In Florida, $91,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 13.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.3%
Florida vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-9.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $91,980
- p25
- $80,190
- p75
- $96,060
- p10
- $75,960
- p90
- $99,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
New York
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $106,130
- p25
- $89,960
- p75
- $121,740
- p10
- $77,680
- p90
- $126,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.