State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In North Carolina, $97,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.4%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,850
- p25
- $84,150
- p75
- $100,930
- p10
- $77,270
- p90
- $103,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.