State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In South Carolina, $84,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 35.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.7%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-26.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $84,340
- p25
- $79,400
- p75
- $94,830
- p10
- $65,700
- p90
- $97,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.