State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Pennsylvania, $80,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 38.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.5%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-32.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.