State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Massachusetts, $100,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.3%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $100,640
- p25
- $98,150
- p75
- $106,220
- p10
- $93,510
- p90
- $117,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.