State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Nevada vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Nevada, $115,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 12.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.1%
Nevada vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $115,290
- p25
- $104,330
- p75
- $121,730
- p10
- $99,800
- p90
- $129,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.