State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Missouri vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Missouri, $92,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.3%
Missouri vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $92,750
- p25
- $83,890
- p75
- $98,240
- p10
- $59,880
- p90
- $99,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.