State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Utah vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Utah, $91,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.8% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.5%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $91,120
- p25
- $81,660
- p75
- $95,490
- p10
- $78,830
- p90
- $99,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.