Dental Hygienists made a median salary of $77,090 in 2020. The best-paid 25 percent made $91,620 that year, while the lowest-paid 25 percent made $65,440.
Best-Paying Cities for Dental Hygienists
The metropolitan areas that pay the highest salary in the dental hygienist profession are Santa Maria, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Fairbanks, and San Francisco.
Best-Paying States for Dental Hygienists
The states and districts that pay Dental Hygienists the highest mean salary are Alaska ($115,050), California ($109,970), Washington ($95,450), District of Columbia ($94,650), and Nevada ($89,360).
Average Dental Hygienist Salary by State
| State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming | Employed 3,670 610 3660 1560 17880 3650 3070 540 180 11830 5690 980 1760 6980 4780 2020 2030 2130 2340 890 3730 5420 6560 4340 1180 3630 760 1010 2430 1420 5820 1090 9190 6700 690 8690 2730 3310 7170 730 3500 510 4020 13230 2800 520 5040 6290 980 4540 530 | Hourly Wage $23.65 $55.31 $40.32 $31.60 $52.87 $41.89 $41.16 $41.48 $45.50 $32.63 $31.89 $41.81 $36.86 $35.68 $34.92 $35.33 $33.55 $29.39 $33.65 $32.75 $42.09 $40.79 $31.97 $36.74 $27.23 $33.52 $37.02 $33.97 $42.96 $39.49 $42.38 $37.70 $36.97 $34.20 $36.13 $33.11 $36.88 $41.56 $33.40 $36.53 $29.50 $35.29 $31.65 $37.31 $33.20 $35.58 $39.68 $45.89 $29.58 $33.66 $31.87 | Annual Salary $49,200 $115,050 $83,860 $65,730 $109,970 $87,140 $85,610 $86,280 $94,650 $67,870 $66,330 $86,970 $76,670 $74,210 $72,640 $73,480 $69,790 $61,140 $69,980 $68,110 $87,540 $84,850 $66,500 $76,410 $56,650 $69,730 $77,010 $70,650 $89,360 $82,150 $88,150 $78,410 $76,890 $71,140 $75,160 $68,880 $76,710 $86,450 $69,470 $75,980 $61,360 $73,390 $65,820 $77,590 $69,050 $74,010 $82,530 $95,450 $61,530 $70,020 $66,280 |
All data above was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is updated as of May 2021.
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