Dental hygienist earnings by seniority

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Dental hygienist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Washington $92,820
Maryland $89,380
New Jersey $88,300
Connecticut $87,890
Nevada $87,850
Colorado $86,850
Arizona $86,613
Oregon $86,160
District of Columbia $85,560
Massachusetts $83,880
Virginia $81,240
New Hampshire $78,340
Hawaii $77,920
Delaware $77,820
New York $77,210
Oklahoma $77,180
New Mexico $76,300
Texas $75,640
Idaho $74,430
Montana $74,230
Rhode Island $73,890
Minnesota $73,740
Arkansas $72,500
North Dakota $72,060
Utah $71,380
Vermont $71,030
North Carolina $70,720
Wyoming $70,340
Missouri $70,080
Ohio $69,140
Iowa $67,710
Nebraska $67,450
Florida $66,470
Georgia $66,330
Tennessee $66,290
Wisconsin $66,180
South Dakota $65,790
Indiana $65,121
Michigan $64,660
Maine $64,050
Kansas $63,665
Pennsylvania $62,422
Louisiana $60,560
South Carolina $60,240
Illinois $60,139
Kentucky $59,910
Mississippi $58,510
Guam $57,350
West Virginia $56,600
Alabama $44,581
Alaska $116,730
California $102,510

How do dental hygienist salaries compare to similar careers?

Dental hygienists earn about the same as related careers in Colorado. On average, they make less than operations research analysts but more than microbiologists.

Career Median Salary
Operations research analyst salary $84K
Occupational therapist salary $87K
Chiropractor salary $56K
School psychologist salary $84K
Clinical psychologist salary $84K
Dental hygienist salary $87K
Physical therapist salary $81K
MRI technologist salary $79K
Marriage and family therapist salary $65K
Microbiologist salary $63K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)