State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Michigan vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Michigan, $83,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.1%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $83,790
- p25
- $79,670
- p75
- $93,310
- p10
- $77,230
- p90
- $96,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.