United States
Dental Hygienists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$94,260
Dental Hygienists in the United States earn a median of $94,260 a year, about $45.32 an hour.
Median
$94,260
per year
Hourly
$45.32
as published
Mean
$93,890
pulled up by top earners
Workers
219,070
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $121,080 | +28% |
| Texas | State | $94,490 | +0% |
| Florida | State | $81,090 | -14% |
| New York | State | $95,560 | +1% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $103,640 | +10% |
| Illinois | State | $96,490 | +2% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $81,510 | -14% |
| Ohio | State | $81,620 | -13% |
| Michigan | State | $80,990 | -14% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $106,480 | +13% |
| Georgia | State | $83,500 | -11% |
| North Carolina | State | $89,720 | -5% |
| Massachusetts | State | $100,790 | +7% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $98,030 | +4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $90,690 | -4% |
| New Jersey | State | $102,600 | +9% |
| Wisconsin | State | $83,850 | -11% |
| Washington | State | $125,370 | +33% |
| Indiana | State | $90,290 | -4% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $102,060 | +8% |
| Arizona | State | $97,530 | +3% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $97,710 | +4% |
| Minnesota | State | $98,970 | +5% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $78,170 | -17% |
| Tennessee | State | $81,810 | -13% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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