State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Florida vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Florida, $91,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.9%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.4%
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
Washington
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $131,160
- p25
- $122,000
- p75
- $134,670
- p10
- $107,090
- p90
- $162,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.