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Dental Hygienists Salary in Lafayette, LA

SOC 29-1292 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Dental Hygienists in Lafayette, LA is $82,270 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $39.56 per hour. This is 13% below the national median of $94,260. 250 people work as Dental Hygienists in Lafayette, LA. Wages have grown 10% since 2019, when the median was $74,630.

Median Annual Salary

$82,270

Mean Annual

$75,680

Median Hourly

$39.56

Total Employed

250

Location Quotient

0.98

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$40k
10th
$60k
25th
$82k
Median
$90k
75th
$98k
90th

How This Compares

Lafayette, LA

$82,270

this metro

Louisiana

$80,900

you earn +2% vs state

United States

$94,260

you earn -13% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $82,270
2023 $79,930
2022 $79,410
2021 $76,260
2020 $84,800
2019 $74,630

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