State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: New Hampshire vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In New Hampshire, $101,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.8%
New Hampshire vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $101,250
- p25
- $97,820
- p75
- $104,260
- p10
- $86,400
- p90
- $122,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.