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Dental Hygienists salary in Massachusetts

The median dental hygienists in Massachusetts earns $100,640 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,217 a month.

10th percentile
$93,510
25th percentile
$98,150
Median percentile
$100,640
75th percentile
$106,220
90th percentile
$117,380

Based on 6,850 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

$74,598 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,640
Federal income tax−$13,311
Social Security + Medicare−$7,699
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,032
Monthly take-home$6,217
Every two weeks$2,869

Does it go far here?

$95,162Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All dental hygienists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts