Dental Hygienists salary
The median pay for dental hygienists in the United States is $98,100 a year. About 222,740 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $74,880
- 25th percentile
- $83,570
- Median percentile
- $98,100
- 75th percentile
- $108,480
- 90th percentile
- $126,050
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $137,220
- Alaska $132,690
- Washington $131,160
- California $124,930
- Oregon $122,080
- Nevada $115,290
- Colorado $109,580
- Maryland $107,830
- New Jersey $107,040
- New York $106,130
- Minnesota $103,970
- Virginia $102,950
- New Hampshire $101,250
- Arizona $101,010
- Connecticut $100,690
- Massachusetts $100,640
- Texas $99,240
- Delaware $98,910
- Montana $98,440
- North Carolina $97,850
- Maine $97,680
- Oklahoma $97,580
- Hawaii $97,570
- Vermont $97,470
- Illinois $96,670
- Wisconsin $96,540
- New Mexico $95,940
- Georgia $95,490
- Idaho $94,650
- Missouri $92,750
- Nebraska $92,580
- Indiana $92,330
- South Dakota $92,210
- Florida $91,980
- Utah $91,120
- North Dakota $90,530
- Ohio $88,990
- Rhode Island $86,910
- Arkansas $86,760
- Louisiana $85,240
- Wyoming $85,130
- Tennessee $84,640
- South Carolina $84,340
- Iowa $84,010
- Michigan $83,790
- Pennsylvania $80,610
- Kentucky $78,830
- West Virginia $73,840
- Mississippi $67,280
- Alabama $61,160
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $146,760
- San Jose, CA $139,990
- Santa Rosa, CA $136,210
- Santa Maria, CA $135,990
- Seattle, WA $133,740
- Anchorage, AK $132,740
- Fairbanks, AK $131,860
- Napa, CA $131,370
- Bremerton, WA $131,040
- Santa Cruz, CA $130,600
- Boulder, CO $130,000
- Vallejo, CA $128,570
- Mount Vernon, WA $127,470
- Oxnard, CA $126,530
- San Luis Obispo, CA $125,670
- Stockton, CA $125,130
- Bellingham, WA $124,850
- Yuba City, CA $124,780
- Modesto, CA $123,910
- San Diego, CA $123,790
- Portland, OR $123,100
- Longview, WA $123,020
- Los Angeles, CA $122,980
- Olympia, WA $122,950
- Sacramento, CA $122,540
- Kennewick, WA $122,480
- Salinas, CA $122,370
- Carson City, NV $121,500
- Yakima, WA $120,690
- Bend, OR $119,650
- Washington, DC $119,170
- Salem, OR $119,050
- Wenatchee, WA $118,820
- Chico, CA $118,800
- Colorado Springs, CO $118,410
- Redding, CA $118,130
- Reno, NV $117,850
- Merced, CA $117,400
- Spokane, WA $116,690
- Grants Pass, OR $116,210
- Baltimore, MD $116,130
- El Centro, CA $115,870
- Corvallis, OR $114,450
- Bakersfield, CA $114,380
- Denver, CO $113,760
- Hanford, CA $113,160
- Minneapolis, MN $112,630
- Albany, OR $111,380
- Medford, OR $110,200
- Greeley, CO $110,080
- New York, NY $109,720
- Las Vegas, NV $109,210
- Charlottesville, VA $107,690
- Walla Walla, WA $106,680
- Fort Collins, CO $106,650
- Eugene, OR $106,600
- Riverside, CA $105,730
- Austin, TX $105,480
- Houston, TX $104,930
- Bozeman, MT $104,650
- Lexington Park, MD $104,460
- Richmond, VA $104,250
- Kahului, HI $104,080
- Rochester, MN $103,440
- Bridgeport, CT $103,390
- Cincinnati, OH $102,940
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $102,790
- Phoenix, AZ $102,520
- Boston, MA $101,990
- Dallas, TX $101,870
- Barnstable Town, MA $101,820
- Fresno, CA $101,730
- Waterbury, CT $101,670
- Durham, NC $101,460
- Flagstaff, AZ $101,220
- Atlantic City, NJ $101,180
- Asheville, NC $101,170
- Trenton, NJ $100,920
- Philadelphia, PA $100,820
- Winchester, VA $100,640
- Harrisonburg, VA $100,620
- Kiryas Joel, NY $100,600
- St. Cloud, MN $100,480
- Worcester, MA $100,460
- Atlanta, GA $100,370
- Staunton, VA $100,350
- Tulsa, OK $100,350
- Madison, WI $100,340
- Manchester, NH $100,330
- Chicago, IL $100,260
- Mankato, MN $100,260
- Naples, FL $100,140
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $99,650
- Billings, MT $99,410
- Santa Fe, NM $99,260
- Vineland, NJ $99,160
- Hartford, CT $98,950
- Sheboygan, WI $98,940
- Grand Junction, CO $98,910
- Virginia Beach, VA $98,890
- Kingston, NY $98,880
- Portland, ME $98,880
- Raleigh, NC $98,800
- Milwaukee, WI $98,780
- Pueblo, CO $98,700
- Norwich, CT $98,630
- Duluth, MN $98,600
- Roanoke, VA $98,550
- San Antonio, TX $98,480
- Lewiston, ID $98,450
- Charlotte, NC $98,390
- Burlington, VT $98,330
- Visalia, CA $98,240
- Helena, MT $98,200
- New Haven, CT $98,170
- Missoula, MT $98,050
- Prescott Valley, AZ $98,050
- Albany, NY $98,030
- Sherman, TX $98,030
- Pittsfield, MA $97,980