State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Indiana vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Indiana, $92,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.3% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.6%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,330
- p25
- $81,250
- p75
- $99,020
- p10
- $74,970
- p90
- $102,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.