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Dental Hygienists salary in Boston, MA

The median dental hygienists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $101,990 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,290 a month.

10th percentile
$95,860
25th percentile
$98,480
Median percentile
$101,990
75th percentile
$106,820
90th percentile
$117,570

Based on 5,150 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$75,480 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,990
Federal income tax−$13,608
Social Security + Medicare−$7,802
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,100
Monthly take-home$6,290
Every two weeks$2,903

Does it go far here?

$94,203Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All dental hygienists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts