State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Maryland vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Maryland, $107,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.8%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $107,830
- p25
- $103,150
- p75
- $120,070
- p10
- $85,440
- p90
- $122,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.