State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Kentucky vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Kentucky, $78,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.7% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.9%
Kentucky vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $78,830
- p25
- $67,880
- p75
- $91,800
- p10
- $61,280
- p90
- $98,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.