Dental Hygienist Salary and Hourly Wage Averages

Dental hygienists salary and hourly wage data for all 50 states or reported territories.

Do dental hygienists make good money? How much money does a dental hygienist make per year or per hour?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for a dental hygienist in the United States was $78,050 per year and $37.53 per hour in 2020.

Dental hygiene is a competitive field, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an 11% growth rate over the next decade, which is faster than the overall average for all occupations.

In this video, I cover the dental hygienist salary for all 50 states and territories, as well as percentile estimates, top paying cities, top paying industries, and more.


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[RegisteredNurseRN]

Hey, everyone! Thanks for watching this video on dental hygienist salary data. Don't forget:

[mawiqc]

Here in Northern VA, the hourly pay average is $48-55 to start and this is for both new grads & experienced. The Dental Hygiene field is in very high demand. There's a shortage nationwide.

[tyraxtyra]

I’m a dental student and this is so helpful

[SimplySadie]

I'm surprised Seattle-Bellevue is not in the top 5 highest paying areas because the average salary here is definitely in the $60/hr range as well! $45/hr average salary for WA state seems a little low. Very interesting, maybe this salary spike is due to COVID.

[caribaez]

I was wondering why is nursing so popular but not these careers? What make nursing so popular and makes everyone wants to become a nurse ?

[AmandeepKaur-rlfn]

Hi sis thank you so much for all these informative vedios I have a request can you make more practice questions like priority or follow up when will you intervene questions like NCLEX I’m going to take test in December and I want to practice more

[genbabez]

Being an rdh is a very hard job on your body. I now see why a lot of dh’s retire way before retirement age.

[sabinagurung]

Im a dental hygienist plz give this information to nepal government

[tjmcavoy-jensen]

I keep hearing that it’s hard to find a full time job as a hygienist. Is this true? I’m in California btw

[nancynewton]

Interesting, lots of generalization of facts for across the country. I live in the Santa Maria - Santa Barbara, Ca and no one I knew in 2022 made that level of salary as a dental hygienist. Alabama is the lowest earning state likely due to state allowing a dentist to "train individuals to be dental hygienists" in the office. This creates a small workforce that is "tied" to the office and limited to transfer their "licensing" outside of the state of Alabama. The salary figures you offer don't report if they are part-time < 32 hrs a week or full-time >32 hrs a week. I have been in Dentistry as an assistant for 30 years and a hygienist for 13 years in California. If I ask you a question I remove my fingers, hands, and tools from your mouth so you can reply.

[supertolentinofamily]

Can registered nurses work as dental nurses???

[christntogue]

Beaucoup d'argent pour le dentiste chirurgien

[RealShxtx]

Hi. Holding a BSN from Ghana and graduation from Practical Nursing in Canada. Is it possible sitting for NCLEX - RN after assessing credentials?