Dental Hygienists Salary

Median Salary
$98,100
per year
Hourly Rate
$47.16
per hour
Employment
222,740
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$74,880
25th percentile
$83,570
Median
$98,100
75th percentile
$108,480
90th percentile
$126,050

💰 Dental Hygienists Salary by State

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$61K
$137K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$137,220+39.9%
Alaska$132,690+35.3%
Washington$131,160+33.7%
California$124,930+27.3%
Oregon$122,080+24.4%
Nevada$115,290+17.5%
Colorado$109,580+11.7%
Maryland$107,830+9.9%
New Jersey$107,040+9.1%
New York$106,130+8.2%
Minnesota$103,970+6.0%
Virginia$102,950+4.9%
New Hampshire$101,250+3.2%
Arizona$101,010+3.0%
Connecticut$100,690+2.6%
Massachusetts$100,640+2.6%
Texas$99,240+1.2%
Delaware$98,910+0.8%
Montana$98,440+0.3%
North Carolina$97,850-0.3%
Maine$97,680-0.4%
Oklahoma$97,580-0.5%
Hawaii$97,570-0.5%
Vermont$97,470-0.6%
Illinois$96,670-1.5%
Wisconsin$96,540-1.6%
New Mexico$95,940-2.2%
Georgia$95,490-2.7%
Idaho$94,650-3.5%
Missouri$92,750-5.5%
Nebraska$92,580-5.6%
Indiana$92,330-5.9%
South Dakota$92,210-6.0%
Florida$91,980-6.2%
Utah$91,120-7.1%
North Dakota$90,530-7.7%
Ohio$88,990-9.3%
Rhode Island$86,910-11.4%
Arkansas$86,760-11.6%
Louisiana$85,240-13.1%
Wyoming$85,130-13.2%
Tennessee$84,640-13.7%
South Carolina$84,340-14.0%
Iowa$84,010-14.4%
Michigan$83,790-14.6%
Pennsylvania$80,610-17.8%
Kentucky$78,830-19.6%
West Virginia$73,840-24.7%
Mississippi$67,280-31.4%
Alabama$61,160-37.7%

🏙️ Dental Hygienists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$146,760+49.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$139,990+42.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$136,210+38.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$135,990+38.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$133,740+36.3%
Anchorage, AK$132,740+35.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$131,860+34.4%
Napa, CA$131,370+33.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$131,040+33.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$130,600+33.1%
Boulder, CO$130,000+32.5%
Vallejo, CA$128,570+31.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$127,470+29.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$126,530+29.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$125,670+28.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$125,130+27.6%
Bellingham, WA$124,850+27.3%
Yuba City, CA$124,780+27.2%
Modesto, CA$123,910+26.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$123,790+26.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$123,100+25.5%
Longview-Kelso, WA$123,020+25.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$122,980+25.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$122,950+25.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$122,540+24.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$122,480+24.9%
Salinas, CA$122,370+24.7%
Carson City, NV$121,500+23.9%
Yakima, WA$120,690+23.0%
Bend, OR$119,650+22.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$119,170+21.5%
Salem, OR$119,050+21.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$118,820+21.1%
Chico, CA$118,800+21.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$118,410+20.7%
Redding, CA$118,130+20.4%
Reno, NV$117,850+20.1%
Merced, CA$117,400+19.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$116,690+19.0%
Grants Pass, OR$116,210+18.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$116,130+18.4%
El Centro, CA$115,870+18.1%
Corvallis, OR$114,450+16.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$114,380+16.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$113,760+16.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$113,160+15.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$112,630+14.8%
Albany, OR$111,380+13.5%
Medford, OR$110,200+12.3%
Greeley, CO$110,080+12.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$109,720+11.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$109,210+11.3%
Charlottesville, VA$107,690+9.8%
Walla Walla, WA$106,680+8.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$106,650+8.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$106,600+8.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$105,730+7.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$105,480+7.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$104,930+7.0%
Bozeman, MT$104,650+6.7%
Lexington Park, MD$104,460+6.5%
Richmond, VA$104,250+6.3%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$104,080+6.1%
Rochester, MN$103,440+5.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$103,390+5.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$102,940+4.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$102,790+4.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$102,520+4.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$101,990+4.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$101,870+3.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$101,820+3.8%
Fresno, CA$101,730+3.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$101,670+3.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$101,460+3.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$101,220+3.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$101,180+3.1%
Asheville, NC$101,170+3.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$100,920+2.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$100,820+2.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$100,640+2.6%
Harrisonburg, VA$100,620+2.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$100,600+2.5%
St. Cloud, MN$100,480+2.4%
Worcester, MA$100,460+2.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$100,370+2.3%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$100,350+2.3%
Tulsa, OK$100,350+2.3%
Madison, WI$100,340+2.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$100,330+2.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$100,260+2.2%
Mankato, MN$100,260+2.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$100,140+2.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$99,650+1.6%
Billings, MT$99,410+1.3%
Santa Fe, NM$99,260+1.2%
Vineland, NJ$99,160+1.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$98,950+0.9%
Sheboygan, WI$98,940+0.9%
Grand Junction, CO$98,910+0.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$98,890+0.8%
Kingston, NY$98,880+0.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$98,880+0.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$98,800+0.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$98,780+0.7%
Pueblo, CO$98,700+0.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$98,630+0.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$98,600+0.5%
Roanoke, VA$98,550+0.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$98,480+0.4%
Lewiston, ID-WA$98,450+0.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$98,390+0.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$98,330+0.2%
Visalia, CA$98,240+0.1%
Helena, MT$98,200+0.1%
New Haven, CT$98,170+0.1%
Missoula, MT$98,050-0.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$98,050-0.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$98,030-0.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$98,030-0.1%
Pittsfield, MA$97,980-0.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$97,940-0.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$97,650-0.5%
Springfield, MA$97,620-0.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$97,470-0.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$97,350-0.8%
Salisbury, MD$97,310-0.8%
Burlington, NC$97,210-0.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$97,140-1.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$97,110-1.0%
Lynchburg, VA$96,990-1.1%
Columbus, OH$96,880-1.2%
Yuma, AZ$96,850-1.3%
Tucson, AZ$96,740-1.4%
Dover, DE$96,730-1.4%
Wilmington, NC$96,700-1.4%
Ithaca, NY$96,620-1.5%
Kenosha, WI$96,620-1.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$96,440-1.7%
Appleton, WI$96,350-1.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$96,260-1.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$96,200-1.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$95,950-2.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$95,930-2.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$95,930-2.2%
Albuquerque, NM$95,900-2.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$95,900-2.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$95,870-2.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$95,700-2.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$95,480-2.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$95,400-2.8%
Waco, TX$95,340-2.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$95,310-2.8%
Lincoln, NE$95,100-3.1%
Jacksonville, FL$94,960-3.2%
Punta Gorda, FL$94,740-3.4%
Tyler, TX$94,710-3.5%
Boise City, ID$94,650-3.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$94,570-3.6%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$94,490-3.7%
Great Falls, MT$94,460-3.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$94,330-3.8%
Kokomo, IN$94,230-3.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$94,170-4.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$94,060-4.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$94,050-4.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$94,030-4.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$93,850-4.3%
Greenville, NC$93,790-4.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$93,660-4.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$93,650-4.5%
Rochester, NY$93,650-4.5%
Syracuse, NY$93,640-4.5%
Abilene, TX$93,600-4.6%
Fayetteville, NC$93,330-4.9%
Fond du Lac, WI$93,150-5.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$93,080-5.1%
Twin Falls, ID$93,070-5.1%
Pocatello, ID$93,060-5.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$92,900-5.3%
Gainesville, GA$92,840-5.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$92,750-5.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$92,700-5.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$92,560-5.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$92,350-5.9%
Lawton, OK$92,210-6.0%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$92,050-6.2%
Iowa City, IA$92,020-6.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$92,000-6.2%
Green Bay, WI$91,920-6.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$91,900-6.3%
Rapid City, SD$91,890-6.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$91,750-6.5%
Bismarck, ND$91,600-6.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$91,420-6.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$91,340-6.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$91,120-7.1%
Muncie, IN$91,060-7.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$90,710-7.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$90,660-7.6%
Casper, WY$90,620-7.6%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$90,550-7.7%
Farmington, NM$90,420-7.8%
Minot, ND$89,800-8.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$89,310-9.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$89,160-9.1%
Ames, IA$89,130-9.1%
Cleveland, OH$88,990-9.3%
Bangor, ME$88,450-9.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$88,390-9.9%
Topeka, KS$88,220-10.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$88,030-10.3%
Wausau, WI$87,470-10.8%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$87,370-10.9%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$87,360-10.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$87,210-11.1%
Eau Claire, WI$86,830-11.5%
Jonesboro, AR$86,650-11.7%
Hinesville, GA$86,340-12.0%
Lubbock, TX$86,340-12.0%
Columbia, MO$86,300-12.0%
Bloomington, IN$86,280-12.0%
Sandusky, OH$86,130-12.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$86,120-12.2%
Rockford, IL$86,120-12.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$85,920-12.4%
Springfield, MO$85,840-12.5%
Victoria, TX$85,680-12.7%
Grand Island, NE$85,660-12.7%
Ogden, UT$85,330-13.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$85,290-13.1%
Jefferson City, MO$85,290-13.1%
Cheyenne, WY$85,220-13.1%
Glens Falls, NY$85,220-13.1%
Amarillo, TX$84,990-13.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$84,870-13.5%
Columbus, IN$84,810-13.5%
Gainesville, FL$84,750-13.6%
El Paso, TX$84,660-13.7%
Knoxville, TN$84,640-13.7%
Mansfield, OH$84,640-13.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$84,500-13.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$84,480-13.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$84,480-13.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$84,390-14.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$84,290-14.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$84,250-14.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$84,210-14.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$84,100-14.3%
Lake Charles, LA$84,080-14.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$83,920-14.5%
Spartanburg, SC$83,780-14.6%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$83,690-14.7%
San Angelo, TX$83,470-14.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$83,460-14.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$83,460-14.9%
Goldsboro, NC$83,350-15.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$83,270-15.1%
Ocala, FL$83,260-15.1%
Rome, GA$83,200-15.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$83,180-15.2%
Springfield, IL$83,070-15.3%
Akron, OH$82,970-15.4%
Hot Springs, AR$82,970-15.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$82,940-15.5%
Gettysburg, PA$82,920-15.5%
St. George, UT$82,890-15.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$82,870-15.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$82,860-15.5%
Evansville, IN$82,800-15.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$82,800-15.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$82,780-15.6%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$82,760-15.6%
Jackson, TN$82,750-15.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$82,650-15.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$82,500-15.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$82,470-15.9%
Laredo, TX$82,440-16.0%
Jacksonville, NC$82,380-16.0%
Columbia, SC$82,370-16.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,270-16.1%
Midland, MI$82,160-16.2%
Las Cruces, NM$82,120-16.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$82,060-16.4%
Dalton, GA$82,010-16.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$82,000-16.4%
Longview, TX$81,920-16.5%
Lafayette, LA$81,900-16.5%
Hammond, LA$81,840-16.6%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$81,830-16.6%
Homosassa Springs, FL$81,810-16.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$81,800-16.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$81,780-16.6%
Binghamton, NY$81,640-16.8%
Traverse City, MI$81,570-16.9%
Logan, UT-ID$81,540-16.9%
Flint, MI$81,500-16.9%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$81,470-17.0%
Dubuque, IA$81,410-17.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$81,390-17.0%
Clarksville, TN-KY$81,260-17.2%
Florence, SC$81,200-17.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$81,170-17.3%
Sumter, SC$81,150-17.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$81,110-17.3%
Morristown, TN$81,040-17.4%
Williamsport, PA$80,990-17.4%
Decatur, IL$80,930-17.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$80,900-17.5%
Lancaster, PA$80,810-17.6%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$80,640-17.8%
Springfield, OH$80,600-17.8%
Sebring, FL$80,590-17.8%
Chambersburg, PA$80,450-18.0%
York-Hanover, PA$80,380-18.1%
Alexandria, LA$80,330-18.1%
Reading, PA$80,300-18.1%
Lebanon, PA$80,270-18.2%
Columbus, GA-AL$80,240-18.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$80,110-18.3%
Johnson City, TN$80,070-18.4%
Niles, MI$80,020-18.4%
Bay City, MI$79,920-18.5%
Cleveland, TN$79,880-18.6%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$79,840-18.6%
Battle Creek, MI$79,700-18.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$79,670-18.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$79,660-18.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$79,610-18.8%
Monroe, LA$79,530-18.9%
Tallahassee, FL$79,520-18.9%
Saginaw, MI$79,400-19.1%
Valdosta, GA$79,360-19.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$79,260-19.2%
Albany, GA$79,230-19.2%
Terre Haute, IN$79,210-19.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$79,050-19.4%
Jackson, MI$78,990-19.5%
Warner Robins, GA$78,770-19.7%
Monroe, MI$78,660-19.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,580-19.9%
Lima, OH$78,530-19.9%
State College, PA$78,530-19.9%
Kankakee, IL$78,430-20.1%
Bloomington, IL$78,220-20.3%
Peoria, IL$77,870-20.6%
Erie, PA$77,360-21.1%
Toledo, OH$76,580-21.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$75,960-22.6%
Bowling Green, KY$75,690-22.8%
Owensboro, KY$75,490-23.0%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$75,240-23.3%
Altoona, PA$75,070-23.5%
Johnstown, PA$74,450-24.1%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$74,190-24.4%
Morgantown, WV$73,840-24.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$73,500-25.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$73,470-25.1%
Elmira, NY$73,210-25.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$72,540-26.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$70,730-27.9%
Jackson, MS$67,270-31.4%
Charleston, WV$65,520-33.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$65,360-33.4%
Beckley, WV$64,730-34.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$64,620-34.1%
Guam$62,970-35.8%
Huntsville, AL$62,370-36.4%
Birmingham, AL$61,730-37.1%
Decatur, AL$61,340-37.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$61,000-37.8%
Mobile, AL$60,710-38.1%
Tuscaloosa, AL$60,500-38.3%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$60,490-38.3%
Montgomery, AL$60,120-38.7%
Puerto Rico$59,320-39.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$59,320-39.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$58,660-40.2%
Dothan, AL$58,310-40.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$56,950-41.9%
Gadsden, AL$55,840-43.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.