State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In North Dakota, $90,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
-31%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $90,530
- p25
- $84,020
- p75
- $96,170
- p10
- $82,890
- p90
- $98,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.