State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Oregon vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Oregon, $122,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.7% — not 6.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.9%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $122,080
- p25
- $109,640
- p75
- $126,460
- p10
- $104,530
- p90
- $134,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.