State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Texas vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Texas, $99,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $99,240
- p25
- $85,280
- p75
- $107,320
- p10
- $71,530
- p90
- $117,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.