Average Salary for Dental Hygienists
SOC 29-1292 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Dental Hygienists in the United States is $94,260 ($45.32/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $66,470 at the 10th percentile to $120,060 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 219,070 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 23.7% since 2019.
Median Annual
$94,260
Mean Annual
$93,890
10th Pct
$66,470
75th Pct
$102,920
Employment
219,070
Salary Distribution
$66k
10th
$80k
25th
$94k
Median
$103k
75th
$120k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $135,010 |
| Vallejo, CA | $134,450 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $132,010 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $131,890 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $131,610 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $130,110 |
| Anchorage, AK | $129,780 |
| Napa, CA | $127,840 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $127,120 |
| Boulder, CO | $125,980 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $124,550 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $122,740 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $122,520 |
| Salinas, CA | $122,050 |
| Yuba City, CA | $121,670 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $129,760 |
| District of Columbia | $127,900 |
| Washington | $125,370 |
| California | $121,080 |
| Oregon | $118,280 |
| Colorado | $106,730 |
| Maryland | $105,140 |
| Nevada | $103,160 |
| New Jersey | $102,600 |
| Massachusetts | $100,790 |
| Delaware | $99,720 |
| Vermont | $99,490 |
| Minnesota | $98,970 |
| Virginia | $98,880 |
| Arizona | $97,530 |
| Hawaii | $96,770 |
| New Hampshire | $96,740 |
| Illinois | $96,490 |
| New Mexico | $96,410 |
| Connecticut | $96,270 |
| Oklahoma | $95,860 |
| New York | $95,560 |
| Montana | $94,740 |
| Texas | $94,490 |
| Indiana | $90,290 |
| North Carolina | $89,720 |
| Maine | $88,700 |
| Idaho | $84,990 |
| Nebraska | $84,400 |
| South Dakota | $84,300 |
| Wisconsin | $83,850 |
| Arkansas | $83,760 |
| Georgia | $83,500 |
| Missouri | $83,270 |
| North Dakota | $83,010 |
| Rhode Island | $82,870 |
| Iowa | $82,770 |
| Utah | $82,610 |
| Wyoming | $82,220 |
| Kansas | $82,060 |
| Tennessee | $81,810 |
| South Carolina | $81,710 |
| Ohio | $81,620 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,510 |
| Florida | $81,090 |
| Michigan | $80,990 |
| Louisiana | $80,900 |
| Kentucky | $77,440 |
| West Virginia | $72,670 |
| Mississippi | $66,290 |
| Alabama | $59,840 |
| Guam | $56,770 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Dental Hygienists broken down by industry sector, 2024 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Finance and Insurance | $108,960 |
| Employment Services | $98,480 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $98,460 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $98,460 |
| Temporary Help Services | $96,810 |
| Facilities Support Services | $95,110 |
| Offices of Dentists | $94,570 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $94,420 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $94,390 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $94,370 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $93,770 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $93,770 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $93,770 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $89,850 |
| Manufacturing | $89,640 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $89,640 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $89,640 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $89,320 |
| Office Administrative Services | $88,800 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $87,720 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $87,720 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $86,040 |
| Offices of Physicians | $84,720 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $84,270 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $84,270 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $84,270 |
| Hospitals | $84,090 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $83,200 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $83,200 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $83,100 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $82,990 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $81,310 |
| Educational Services | $81,310 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $80,500 |
| Insurance Carriers | $80,500 |
| Individual and Family Services | $80,140 |
| Social Assistance | $80,140 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $80,070 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $80,070 |
| Educational Services | $79,950 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $78,770 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $78,770 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $77,940 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $77,940 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $77,940 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $77,170 |
| Junior Colleges | $74,240 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $72,800 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $72,560 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $71,000 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $65,990 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $94,260 |
| 2023 | $87,530 |
| 2022 | $81,400 |
| 2021 | $77,810 |
| 2020 | $77,090 |
| 2019 | $76,220 |