State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: New York vs Pennsylvania
Dental Hygienists in New York earn a median of $106,130. In Pennsylvania, $80,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 31.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.7%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $106,130
- p25
- $89,960
- p75
- $121,740
- p10
- $77,680
- p90
- $126,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
Pennsylvania
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $80,610
- p25
- $75,620
- p75
- $99,950
- p10
- $63,130
- p90
- $103,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.