State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Florida vs Texas
Dental Hygienists in Texas earn a median of $99,240. In Florida, $91,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 7.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.3%
Florida vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
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
Texas
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $99,240
- p25
- $85,280
- p75
- $107,320
- p10
- $71,530
- p90
- $117,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.