Dental hygienist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level dental hygienist earnings begin at:

$49.17 per hour

$102,280 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level dental hygienist earnings begin at:

$47.61 per hour

$99,020 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level dental hygienist earnings begin at:

$44.39 per hour

$92,330 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level dental hygienist earnings begin at:

$39.06 per hour

$81,250 per year

10th percentile

Starting level dental hygienist earnings begin at:

$36.04 per hour

$74,970 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Dental hygienist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
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
Kansas $63,665
Alabama $61,160
Guam $57,350
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

How do dental hygienist salaries compare to similar careers?

Dental hygienists earn about the same as related careers in Indiana. On average, they make less than physical therapists but more than insurance sales agents.

Career Median Salary
Physical therapist salary $102K
Occupational therapist salary $97K
Operations research analyst salary $85K
Speech language pathologist salary $87K
Clinical psychologist salary $85K
Dental hygienist salary $92K
MRI technologist salary $87K
Microbiologist salary $78K
Chiropractor salary $78K
Insurance sales agent salary $61K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)