State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Maine vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Maine, $97,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.5%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,680
- p25
- $88,400
- p75
- $102,440
- p10
- $83,420
- p90
- $108,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.