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Dental Hygienists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median dental hygienists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $100,820 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,388 a month.

10th percentile
$83,590
25th percentile
$96,560
Median percentile
$100,820
75th percentile
$103,480
90th percentile
$103,920

Based on 4,180 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

$76,662 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,820
Federal income tax−$13,350
Social Security + Medicare−$7,713
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,095
Monthly take-home$6,388
Every two weeks$2,949

Does it go far here?

$98,309Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

All dental hygienists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania