Dental assistants earn $29,636 per year in Arkansas, the lowest-paying state for the profession, according to career website ZipRecruiter.
Arkansas pays $10,076 below the national average of $39,712.
ZipRecruiter collects its compensation data, which was updated Sept. 11, from employer job postings and third-party data sources.
Here are the 10 states where dental hygienists are paid the least, starting with the lowest-paying state:
50. Arkansas: $29,636
49. North Carolina: $29,955
48. Kentucky: $30,105
47. Florida: $30,904
46. Alabama: $30,936
45. Louisiana: $31,114
44. West Virginia: $31,144
43. Kansas: $32,144
42. Missouri: $32,331
41. Michigan: $32,507