29 Series · SOC 29-1292
Dental Hygienists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $98,100
- Median / year
- $126,050
- Top 10% earn
- +7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 222,740
- US workers
Dental Hygienists earn a median of $98,100 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $98,100, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $74,880 (10th percentile) to $126,050 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 222,740 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($137,220), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Dental Hygienists earn a median of $98,100, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 82% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #38 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 7% by 2033.
- $98,100
- Median annual wage
- Top 18%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #38 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $137,220. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.
Dental Hygienists (SOC 29-1292) pays a national median of $98,100 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $74,880 at the 10th percentile to $126,050 at the 90th, with a mean of $98,990 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 222,740 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 509 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 15,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Associate's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $137,220, which is +40% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $146,760 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 222,740 jobs Median $98,100/yr
Median Salary
$98,100
per year
Median Hourly
$47.16/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$98,990
average
Employment
222,740
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Dental Hygienists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$98,100 Top 18% higher than 82% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Dental Hygienists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Dental Hygienists sits on the faster-growing side at +7% growth and $98,100 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+7%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
15,300
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Associate's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Dental Hygienists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.8
Speaking 3.5
Critical Thinking 3.5
Writing 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Service Orientation 3.1
Reading Comprehension 3.0
Active Learning 3.0
Coordination 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Medicine and Dentistry 4.6
Customer and Personal Service 3.9
Psychology 3.0
English Language 2.8
Education and Training 2.6
Computers and Electronics 2.6
Public Safety and Security 2.5
Chemistry 2.4
Law and Government 2.3
Biology 2.3
Key Tasks
- ▸ Record and review patient medical histories.
- ▸ Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
- ▸ Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
- ▸ Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
- ▸ Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
- ▸ Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
- ▸ Expose and develop x-ray film.
- ▸ Attend continuing education courses to maintain or update skills.
- ▸ Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
- ▸ Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$74,880
25th Percentile
$83,570
Median
$98,100
75th Percentile
$108,480
90th Percentile
$126,050
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $137,220 | +40% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $132,690 | +35% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $131,160 | +34% above national |
| 4 | California | $124,930 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $122,080 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Nevada | $115,290 | +18% above national |
| 7 | Colorado | $109,580 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Maryland | $107,830 | +10% above national |
| 9 | New Jersey | $107,040 | +9% above national |
| 10 | New York | $106,130 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $103,970 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Virginia | $102,950 | +5% above national |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $101,250 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Arizona | $101,010 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Connecticut | $100,690 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $100,640 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Texas | $99,240 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Delaware | $98,910 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Montana | $98,440 | same as national |
| 20 | North Carolina | $97,850 | same as national |
| 21 | Maine | $97,680 | same as national |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $97,580 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Hawaii | $97,570 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Vermont | $97,470 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Illinois | $96,670 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $96,540 | 2% below national |
| 27 | New Mexico | $95,940 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Georgia | $95,490 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Idaho | $94,650 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $92,750 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $92,580 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $92,330 | 6% below national |
| 33 | South Dakota | $92,210 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Florida | $91,980 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Utah | $91,120 | 7% below national |
| 36 | North Dakota | $90,530 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $88,990 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Rhode Island | $86,910 | 11% below national |
| 39 | Arkansas | $86,760 | 12% below national |
| 40 | Louisiana | $85,240 | 13% below national |
| 41 | Wyoming | $85,130 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $84,640 | 14% below national |
| 43 | South Carolina | $84,340 | 14% below national |
| 44 | Iowa | $84,010 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Michigan | $83,790 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $80,610 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Kentucky | $78,830 | 20% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $73,840 | 25% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $67,280 | 31% below national |
| 50 | Guam | $62,970 | 36% below national |
| 51 | Alabama | $61,160 | 38% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $59,320 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $146,760 | +50% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $139,990 | +43% above national |
| 3 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $136,210 | +39% above national |
| 4 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $135,990 | +39% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $133,740 | +36% above national |
| 6 | Anchorage, AK | $132,740 | +35% above national |
| 7 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $132,690 | +35% above national |
| 8 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $131,860 | +34% above national |
| 9 | Napa, CA | $131,370 | +34% above national |
| 10 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $131,040 | +34% above national |
| 11 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $130,600 | +33% above national |
| 12 | Boulder, CO | $130,000 | +33% above national |
| 13 | Vallejo, CA | $128,570 | +31% above national |
| 14 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $127,470 | +30% above national |
| 15 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $126,850 | +29% above national |
| 16 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $126,530 | +29% above national |
| 17 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $126,400 | +29% above national |
| 18 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $126,300 | +29% above national |
| 19 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $125,670 | +28% above national |
| 20 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $125,130 | +28% above national |
| 21 | Bellingham, WA | $124,850 | +27% above national |
| 22 | Yuba City, CA | $124,780 | +27% above national |
| 23 | Modesto, CA | $123,910 | +26% above national |
| 24 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $123,790 | +26% above national |
| 25 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $123,520 | +26% above national |
| 26 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $123,440 | +26% above national |
| 27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $123,100 | +25% above national |
| 28 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $123,020 | +25% above national |
| 29 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $122,980 | +25% above national |
| 30 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $122,950 | +25% above national |
| 31 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $122,540 | +25% above national |
| 32 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $122,480 | +25% above national |
| 33 | Salinas, CA | $122,370 | +25% above national |
| 34 | Carson City, NV | $121,500 | +24% above national |
| 35 | Yakima, WA | $120,690 | +23% above national |
| 36 | Bend, OR | $119,650 | +22% above national |
| 37 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $119,170 | +21% above national |
| 38 | Salem, OR | $119,050 | +21% above national |
| 39 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $118,820 | +21% above national |
| 40 | Chico, CA | $118,800 | +21% above national |
| 41 | Colorado Springs, CO | $118,410 | +21% above national |
| 42 | Redding, CA | $118,130 | +20% above national |
| 43 | Reno, NV | $117,850 | +20% above national |
| 44 | Merced, CA | $117,400 | +20% above national |
| 45 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $116,690 | +19% above national |
| 46 | Grants Pass, OR | $116,210 | +18% above national |
| 47 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $116,130 | +18% above national |
| 48 | El Centro, CA | $115,870 | +18% above national |
| 49 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $115,290 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Corvallis, OR | $114,450 | +17% above national |
| 51 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $114,380 | +17% above national |
| 52 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $113,760 | +16% above national |
| 53 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $113,160 | +15% above national |
| 54 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $112,630 | +15% above national |
| 55 | Albany, OR | $111,380 | +14% above national |
| 56 | Medford, OR | $110,200 | +12% above national |
| 57 | Greeley, CO | $110,080 | +12% above national |
| 58 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $109,740 | +12% above national |
| 59 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $109,720 | +12% above national |
| 60 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $109,210 | +11% above national |
| 61 | Charlottesville, VA | $107,690 | +10% above national |
| 62 | Walla Walla, WA | $106,680 | +9% above national |
| 63 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $106,650 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $106,630 | +9% above national |
| 65 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $106,600 | +9% above national |
| 66 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $105,730 | +8% above national |
| 67 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $105,480 | +8% above national |
| 68 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $104,930 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $104,860 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Bozeman, MT | $104,650 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Lexington Park, MD | $104,460 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $104,370 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Richmond, VA | $104,250 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $104,150 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $104,080 | +6% above national |
| 76 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $103,570 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $103,510 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Rochester, MN | $103,440 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $103,390 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $102,940 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $102,790 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $102,520 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $101,990 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $101,870 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Barnstable Town, MA | $101,820 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $101,820 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Fresno, CA | $101,730 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $101,670 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $101,460 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Flagstaff, AZ | $101,220 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $101,180 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Asheville, NC | $101,170 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $101,160 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $100,940 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $100,920 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $100,870 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $100,820 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Winchester, VA-WV | $100,640 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Harrisonburg, VA | $100,620 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $100,600 | +3% above national |
| 101 | St. Cloud, MN | $100,480 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $100,480 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Worcester, MA | $100,460 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $100,370 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $100,350 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Tulsa, OK | $100,350 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Madison, WI | $100,340 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $100,330 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $100,260 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Mankato, MN | $100,260 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $100,260 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $100,240 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $100,140 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $100,120 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $100,120 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $99,750 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $99,730 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $99,650 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $99,620 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $99,620 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $99,600 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Billings, MT | $99,410 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Santa Fe, NM | $99,260 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Vineland, NJ | $99,160 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $98,950 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Sheboygan, WI | $98,940 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Grand Junction, CO | $98,910 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $98,890 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Kingston, NY | $98,880 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $98,880 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $98,800 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $98,780 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Pueblo, CO | $98,700 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $98,630 | +1% above national |
| 135 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $98,610 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Duluth, MN-WI | $98,600 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $98,600 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Roanoke, VA | $98,550 | same as national |
| 139 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $98,550 | same as national |
| 140 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $98,550 | same as national |
| 141 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $98,500 | same as national |
| 142 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $98,480 | same as national |
| 143 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $98,450 | same as national |
| 144 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $98,390 | same as national |
| 145 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $98,330 | same as national |
| 146 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $98,310 | same as national |
| 147 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $98,270 | same as national |
| 148 | Visalia, CA | $98,240 | same as national |
| 149 | Helena, MT | $98,200 | same as national |
| 150 | New Haven, CT | $98,170 | same as national |
| 151 | Missoula, MT | $98,050 | same as national |
| 152 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $98,050 | same as national |
| 153 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $98,030 | same as national |
| 154 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $98,030 | same as national |
| 155 | Pittsfield, MA | $97,980 | same as national |
| 156 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $97,940 | same as national |
| 157 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $97,740 | same as national |
| 158 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $97,650 | same as national |
| 159 | Springfield, MA | $97,620 | same as national |
| 160 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $97,620 | same as national |
| 161 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $97,470 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $97,470 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $97,350 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $97,320 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Salisbury, MD | $97,310 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $97,310 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Burlington, NC | $97,210 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $97,140 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Oklahoma City, OK | $97,110 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $97,050 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Lynchburg, VA | $96,990 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $96,990 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Columbus, OH | $96,880 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Yuma, AZ | $96,850 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $96,820 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $96,800 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $96,790 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Tucson, AZ | $96,740 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Dover, DE | $96,730 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Wilmington, NC | $96,700 | 1% below national |
| 181 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $96,660 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Ithaca, NY | $96,620 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Kenosha, WI | $96,620 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $96,440 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Appleton, WI | $96,350 | 2% below national |
| 186 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $96,260 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $96,200 | 2% below national |
| 188 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $95,960 | 2% below national |
| 189 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $95,950 | 2% below national |
| 190 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $95,930 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Winston-Salem, NC | $95,930 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Albuquerque, NM | $95,900 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $95,900 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $95,870 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Idaho Falls, ID | $95,700 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Utica-Rome, NY | $95,480 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $95,460 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $95,400 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Waco, TX | $95,340 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $95,310 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Lincoln, NE | $95,100 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $95,040 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Jacksonville, FL | $94,960 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Punta Gorda, FL | $94,740 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Tyler, TX | $94,710 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Boise City, ID | $94,650 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $94,640 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $94,570 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $94,490 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Great Falls, MT | $94,460 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $94,380 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $94,330 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Kokomo, IN | $94,230 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $94,200 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Omaha, NE-IA | $94,170 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $94,060 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $94,050 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $94,050 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $94,030 | 4% below national |
| 220 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $94,010 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $93,850 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Greenville, NC | $93,790 | 4% below national |
| 223 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $93,690 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $93,660 | 5% below national |
| 225 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $93,650 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Rochester, NY | $93,650 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Syracuse, NY | $93,640 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Abilene, TX | $93,600 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $93,380 | 5% below national |
| 230 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $93,340 | 5% below national |
| 231 | Fayetteville, NC | $93,330 | 5% below national |
| 232 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $93,330 | 5% below national |
| 233 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $93,330 | 5% below national |
| 234 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $93,220 | 5% below national |
| 235 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $93,200 | 5% below national |
| 236 | Fond du Lac, WI | $93,150 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $93,140 | 5% below national |
| 238 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $93,080 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Twin Falls, ID | $93,070 | 5% below national |
| 240 | Pocatello, ID | $93,060 | 5% below national |
| 241 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $93,030 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $92,900 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Gainesville, GA | $92,840 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $92,750 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Baton Rouge, LA | $92,700 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $92,560 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $92,350 | 6% below national |
| 248 | Lawton, OK | $92,210 | 6% below national |
| 249 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $92,050 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Iowa City, IA | $92,020 | 6% below national |
| 251 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $92,000 | 6% below national |
| 252 | Green Bay, WI | $91,920 | 6% below national |
| 253 | Ann Arbor, MI | $91,900 | 6% below national |
| 254 | Rapid City, SD | $91,890 | 6% below national |
| 255 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $91,750 | 6% below national |
| 256 | Bismarck, ND | $91,600 | 7% below national |
| 257 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $91,590 | 7% below national |
| 258 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $91,460 | 7% below national |
| 259 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $91,420 | 7% below national |
| 260 | Wichita Falls, TX | $91,340 | 7% below national |
| 261 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $91,200 | 7% below national |
| 262 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $91,120 | 7% below national |
| 263 | Muncie, IN | $91,060 | 7% below national |
| 264 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $90,710 | 8% below national |
| 265 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $90,660 | 8% below national |
| 266 | Casper, WY | $90,620 | 8% below national |
| 267 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $90,550 | 8% below national |
| 268 | Farmington, NM | $90,420 | 8% below national |
| 269 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $90,180 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Minot, ND | $89,800 | 8% below national |
| 271 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $89,710 | 9% below national |
| 272 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $89,310 | 9% below national |
| 273 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $89,160 | 9% below national |
| 274 | Ames, IA | $89,130 | 9% below national |
| 275 | Cleveland, OH | $88,990 | 9% below national |
| 276 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $88,770 | 10% below national |
| 277 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $88,470 | 10% below national |
| 278 | Bangor, ME | $88,450 | 10% below national |
| 279 | Rocky Mount, NC | $88,390 | 10% below national |
| 280 | Topeka, KS | $88,220 | 10% below national |
| 281 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $88,030 | 10% below national |
| 282 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $87,630 | 11% below national |
| 283 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $87,550 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Wausau, WI | $87,470 | 11% below national |
| 285 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $87,370 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $87,360 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $87,210 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Eau Claire, WI | $86,830 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Jonesboro, AR | $86,650 | 12% below national |
| 290 | Hinesville, GA | $86,340 | 12% below national |
| 291 | Lubbock, TX | $86,340 | 12% below national |
| 292 | Columbia, MO | $86,300 | 12% below national |
| 293 | Bloomington, IN | $86,280 | 12% below national |
| 294 | Sandusky, OH | $86,130 | 12% below national |
| 295 | Fort Wayne, IN | $86,120 | 12% below national |
| 296 | Rockford, IL | $86,120 | 12% below national |
| 297 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $86,120 | 12% below national |
| 298 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $86,010 | 12% below national |
| 299 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $85,920 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Springfield, MO | $85,840 | 12% below national |
| 301 | Victoria, TX | $85,680 | 13% below national |
| 302 | Grand Island, NE | $85,660 | 13% below national |
| 303 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $85,600 | 13% below national |
| 304 | Ogden, UT | $85,330 | 13% below national |
| 305 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $85,290 | 13% below national |
| 306 | Jefferson City, MO | $85,290 | 13% below national |
| 307 | Cheyenne, WY | $85,220 | 13% below national |
| 308 | Glens Falls, NY | $85,220 | 13% below national |
| 309 | Amarillo, TX | $84,990 | 13% below national |
| 310 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $84,870 | 13% below national |
| 311 | Columbus, IN | $84,810 | 14% below national |
| 312 | Gainesville, FL | $84,750 | 14% below national |
| 313 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $84,690 | 14% below national |
| 314 | El Paso, TX | $84,660 | 14% below national |
| 315 | Knoxville, TN | $84,640 | 14% below national |
| 316 | Mansfield, OH | $84,640 | 14% below national |
| 317 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $84,590 | 14% below national |
| 318 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $84,500 | 14% below national |
| 319 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $84,480 | 14% below national |
| 320 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $84,480 | 14% below national |
| 321 | Fargo, ND-MN | $84,390 | 14% below national |
| 322 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $84,290 | 14% below national |
| 323 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $84,280 | 14% below national |
| 324 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $84,270 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $84,250 | 14% below national |
| 326 | Corpus Christi, TX | $84,210 | 14% below national |
| 327 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $84,190 | 14% below national |
| 328 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $84,100 | 14% below national |
| 329 | Lake Charles, LA | $84,080 | 14% below national |
| 330 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $84,080 | 14% below national |
| 331 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $84,080 | 14% below national |
| 332 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $83,920 | 14% below national |
| 333 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $83,800 | 15% below national |
| 334 | Spartanburg, SC | $83,780 | 15% below national |
| 335 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $83,760 | 15% below national |
| 336 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $83,690 | 15% below national |
| 337 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $83,640 | 15% below national |
| 338 | San Angelo, TX | $83,470 | 15% below national |
| 339 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $83,460 | 15% below national |
| 340 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $83,460 | 15% below national |
| 341 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $83,420 | 15% below national |
| 342 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $83,420 | 15% below national |
| 343 | Goldsboro, NC | $83,350 | 15% below national |
| 344 | Joplin, MO-KS | $83,270 | 15% below national |
| 345 | Ocala, FL | $83,260 | 15% below national |
| 346 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $83,230 | 15% below national |
| 347 | Rome, GA | $83,200 | 15% below national |
| 348 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $83,180 | 15% below national |
| 349 | Springfield, IL | $83,070 | 15% below national |
| 350 | Akron, OH | $82,970 | 15% below national |
| 351 | Hot Springs, AR | $82,970 | 15% below national |
| 352 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $82,940 | 15% below national |
| 353 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $82,930 | 15% below national |
| 354 | Gettysburg, PA | $82,920 | 15% below national |
| 355 | St. George, UT | $82,890 | 16% below national |
| 356 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $82,870 | 16% below national |
| 357 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $82,860 | 16% below national |
| 358 | Evansville, IN | $82,800 | 16% below national |
| 359 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $82,800 | 16% below national |
| 360 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $82,780 | 16% below national |
| 361 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $82,760 | 16% below national |
| 362 | Jackson, TN | $82,750 | 16% below national |
| 363 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $82,670 | 16% below national |
| 364 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $82,650 | 16% below national |
| 365 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $82,600 | 16% below national |
| 366 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $82,500 | 16% below national |
| 367 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $82,470 | 16% below national |
| 368 | Laredo, TX | $82,440 | 16% below national |
| 369 | Jacksonville, NC | $82,380 | 16% below national |
| 370 | Columbia, SC | $82,370 | 16% below national |
| 371 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $82,270 | 16% below national |
| 372 | Midland, MI | $82,160 | 16% below national |
| 373 | Las Cruces, NM | $82,120 | 16% below national |
| 374 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $82,060 | 16% below national |
| 375 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $82,060 | 16% below national |
| 376 | Dalton, GA | $82,010 | 16% below national |
| 377 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $82,000 | 16% below national |
| 378 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $81,940 | 16% below national |
| 379 | Longview, TX | $81,920 | 16% below national |
| 380 | Lafayette, LA | $81,900 | 17% below national |
| 381 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,850 | 17% below national |
| 382 | Hammond, LA | $81,840 | 17% below national |
| 383 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $81,830 | 17% below national |
| 384 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $81,810 | 17% below national |
| 385 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $81,800 | 17% below national |
| 386 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $81,780 | 17% below national |
| 387 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $81,780 | 17% below national |
| 388 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $81,680 | 17% below national |
| 389 | Binghamton, NY | $81,640 | 17% below national |
| 390 | Traverse City, MI | $81,570 | 17% below national |
| 391 | Logan, UT-ID | $81,540 | 17% below national |
| 392 | Flint, MI | $81,500 | 17% below national |
| 393 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $81,470 | 17% below national |
| 394 | Dubuque, IA | $81,410 | 17% below national |
| 395 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $81,390 | 17% below national |
| 396 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $81,260 | 17% below national |
| 397 | Florence, SC | $81,200 | 17% below national |
| 398 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $81,170 | 17% below national |
| 399 | Sumter, SC | $81,150 | 17% below national |
| 400 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,120 | 17% below national |
| 401 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $81,110 | 17% below national |
| 402 | Morristown, TN | $81,040 | 17% below national |
| 403 | Williamsport, PA | $80,990 | 17% below national |
| 404 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $80,980 | 17% below national |
| 405 | Decatur, IL | $80,930 | 18% below national |
| 406 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $80,900 | 18% below national |
| 407 | Lancaster, PA | $80,810 | 18% below national |
| 408 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $80,640 | 18% below national |
| 409 | Springfield, OH | $80,600 | 18% below national |
| 410 | Sebring, FL | $80,590 | 18% below national |
| 411 | Chambersburg, PA | $80,450 | 18% below national |
| 412 | York-Hanover, PA | $80,380 | 18% below national |
| 413 | Alexandria, LA | $80,330 | 18% below national |
| 414 | Reading, PA | $80,300 | 18% below national |
| 415 | Lebanon, PA | $80,270 | 18% below national |
| 416 | Columbus, GA-AL | $80,240 | 18% below national |
| 417 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $80,110 | 18% below national |
| 418 | Johnson City, TN | $80,070 | 18% below national |
| 419 | Niles, MI | $80,020 | 18% below national |
| 420 | Bay City, MI | $79,920 | 19% below national |
| 421 | Cleveland, TN | $79,880 | 19% below national |
| 422 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $79,840 | 19% below national |
| 423 | Battle Creek, MI | $79,700 | 19% below national |
| 424 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $79,670 | 19% below national |
| 425 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $79,660 | 19% below national |
| 426 | Paducah, KY-IL | $79,610 | 19% below national |
| 427 | Monroe, LA | $79,530 | 19% below national |
| 428 | Tallahassee, FL | $79,520 | 19% below national |
| 429 | Saginaw, MI | $79,400 | 19% below national |
| 430 | Valdosta, GA | $79,360 | 19% below national |
| 431 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $79,260 | 19% below national |
| 432 | Albany, GA | $79,230 | 19% below national |
| 433 | Terre Haute, IN | $79,210 | 19% below national |
| 434 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $79,050 | 19% below national |
| 435 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $79,000 | 19% below national |
| 436 | Jackson, MI | $78,990 | 19% below national |
| 437 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $78,930 | 20% below national |
| 438 | Warner Robins, GA | $78,770 | 20% below national |
| 439 | Monroe, MI | $78,660 | 20% below national |
| 440 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $78,620 | 20% below national |
| 441 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $78,620 | 20% below national |
| 442 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $78,580 | 20% below national |
| 443 | Lima, OH | $78,530 | 20% below national |
| 444 | State College, PA | $78,530 | 20% below national |
| 445 | Kankakee, IL | $78,430 | 20% below national |
| 446 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $78,380 | 20% below national |
| 447 | Bloomington, IL | $78,220 | 20% below national |
| 448 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $78,080 | 20% below national |
| 449 | Peoria, IL | $77,870 | 21% below national |
| 450 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $77,820 | 21% below national |
| 451 | Erie, PA | $77,360 | 21% below national |
| 452 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $77,310 | 21% below national |
| 453 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $77,310 | 21% below national |
| 454 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $77,270 | 21% below national |
| 455 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $76,920 | 22% below national |
| 456 | Toledo, OH | $76,580 | 22% below national |
| 457 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $76,460 | 22% below national |
| 458 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $76,180 | 22% below national |
| 459 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $76,050 | 22% below national |
| 460 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $75,980 | 23% below national |
| 461 | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,960 | 23% below national |
| 462 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $75,960 | 23% below national |
| 463 | Bowling Green, KY | $75,690 | 23% below national |
| 464 | Owensboro, KY | $75,490 | 23% below national |
| 465 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,350 | 23% below national |
| 466 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $75,240 | 23% below national |
| 467 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $75,170 | 23% below national |
| 468 | Altoona, PA | $75,070 | 23% below national |
| 469 | Johnstown, PA | $74,450 | 24% below national |
| 470 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $74,190 | 24% below national |
| 471 | Morgantown, WV | $73,840 | 25% below national |
| 472 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $73,630 | 25% below national |
| 473 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $73,500 | 25% below national |
| 474 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $73,470 | 25% below national |
| 475 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $73,240 | 25% below national |
| 476 | Elmira, NY | $73,210 | 25% below national |
| 477 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $72,540 | 26% below national |
| 478 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $71,840 | 27% below national |
| 479 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $71,690 | 27% below national |
| 480 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $70,730 | 28% below national |
| 481 | Jackson, MS | $67,270 | 31% below national |
| 482 | Charleston, WV | $65,520 | 33% below national |
| 483 | Hattiesburg, MS | $65,360 | 33% below national |
| 484 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $65,330 | 33% below national |
| 485 | Beckley, WV | $64,730 | 34% below national |
| 486 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,700 | 34% below national |
| 487 | Elizabethtown, KY | $64,620 | 34% below national |
| 488 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,120 | 35% below national |
| 489 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $63,470 | 35% below national |
| 490 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $63,130 | 36% below national |
| 491 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $62,980 | 36% below national |
| 492 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $62,630 | 36% below national |
| 493 | Huntsville, AL | $62,370 | 36% below national |
| 494 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $61,980 | 37% below national |
| 495 | Birmingham, AL | $61,730 | 37% below national |
| 496 | Decatur, AL | $61,340 | 37% below national |
| 497 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $61,000 | 38% below national |
| 498 | Mobile, AL | $60,710 | 38% below national |
| 499 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $60,500 | 38% below national |
| 500 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $60,490 | 38% below national |
| 501 | Montgomery, AL | $60,120 | 39% below national |
| 502 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $59,320 | 40% below national |
| 503 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $58,660 | 40% below national |
| 504 | Dothan, AL | $58,310 | 41% below national |
| 505 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,440 | 41% below national |
| 506 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,240 | 42% below national |
| 507 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $56,950 | 42% below national |
| 508 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $56,070 | 43% below national |
| 509 | Gadsden, AL | $55,840 | 43% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Dental Hygienists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Dental Hygienists is $98,100 ($47.16/hour). The salary range spans from $74,880 at the 10th percentile to $126,050 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Dental Hygienists the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Dental Hygienists at $137,220/year, which is +40% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Dental Hygienists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Dental Hygienists is Associate's degree.
How dangerous is being a Dental Hygienists? ▼
Dental Hygienists has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Dental Hygienists a good career? ▼
Employment for Dental Hygienists is projected to grow 7% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 15,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Dental Hygienists pay vary by state? ▼
Dental Hygienists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $137,220/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $73,840/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Dental Hygienists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Dental Hygienists is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $146,760/year. BLS reports wage data for 509 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Dental Hygienists pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $108,480/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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