State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Louisiana, $85,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
-35%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $85,240
- p25
- $79,550
- p75
- $96,010
- p10
- $49,900
- p90
- $98,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.