State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Dental Hygienists in Washington earn a median of $131,160. In Wyoming, $85,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.5% — not 54.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.1%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+33.5%
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
Wyoming
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $85,130
- p25
- $61,360
- p75
- $96,890
- p10
- $61,020
- p90
- $99,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.