State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Vermont vs Washington
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Vermont, $97,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.7%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $97,470
- p25
- $91,210
- p75
- $101,230
- p10
- $81,010
- p90
- $110,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.