State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Iowa vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Iowa, $84,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.9%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $84,010
- p25
- $80,950
- p75
- $93,880
- p10
- $78,320
- p90
- $95,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.