State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In West Virginia, $73,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.6% — not 77.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.6%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+48.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $73,840
- p25
- $63,420
- p75
- $76,260
- p10
- $59,950
- p90
- $83,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.