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Dental Hygienists salary

The BLS estimates 222,740 Dental Hygienists jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $98,100 (May 2025, SOC 29-1292). Across 212 metros with published figures, medians range from $60,710 in Mobile, AL to $146,760 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

DENTAL HYGIENISTS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$74,880P25$83,570MEDIAN$98,100P75$108,480P90$126,050
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$146,760 · 3,780 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$139,990 · 1,620 jobs
  3. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$136,210 · 310 jobs
  4. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$135,990 · 260 jobs
  5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$133,740 · 3,500 jobs
  6. Anchorage, AK$132,740 · 490 jobs
  7. Alaska nonmetropolitan area$132,690 · 230 jobs
  8. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$130,600 · 220 jobs
  9. Boulder, CO$130,000 · 300 jobs
  10. Vallejo, CA$128,570 · 270 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$109,720 · 14,230 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$122,980 · 7,940 jobs
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$101,870 · 7,050 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$100,260 · 6,470 jobs
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$101,990 · 5,150 jobs
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$100,370 · 4,710 jobs
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$100,820 · 4,180 jobs
  8. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$84,480 · 3,780 jobs
  9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$146,760 · 3,780 jobs
  10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$133,740 · 3,500 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Birmingham, AL · Boise City, ID · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Oklahoma City, OK · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Dental Hygienists salary in the U.S.?

$98,100 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $83,570–$108,480.

Where do Dental Hygienists earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($146,760), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($139,990), Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ($136,210). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.