State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Wisconsin, $96,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.9%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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
Wisconsin
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $96,540
- p25
- $83,880
- p75
- $100,750
- p10
- $80,370
- p90
- $110,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.