Dental hygienists have the highest mean hourly wage in Washington, where they make $59.38 per hour, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The agency released updated compensation data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available.
Here is the mean hourly wage for dental hygienists in every state and Washington, D.C.:
Alabama: $26.18
Alaska: $55.76
Arizona: $44.45
Arkansas: $37.52
California: $56.89
Colorado: $48.94
Connecticut: $45.30
Delaware: $47.43
District of Columbia: $54.61
Florida: $39.03
Georgia: $41.15
Hawaii: $43.78
Idaho: $40.57
Illinois: $39.65
Indiana: $39.81
Iowa: $40.01
Kansas: $38.06
Kentucky: $35.51
Louisiana: $37.97
Maine: $38.61
Maryland: $48.62
Massachusetts: $46.35
Michigan: $36.93
Minnesota: $43.34
Mississippi: $29.87
Missouri: $38.34
Montana: $42.78
Nebraska: $39.74
Nevada: $43.42
New Hampshire: $44.63
New Jersey: $46.01
New Mexico: $44.28
New York: $41.97
North Carolina: $39.80
North Dakota: $38.52
Ohio: $38.11
Oklahoma: $43.89
Oregon: $49.73
Pennsylvania: $37.02
Rhode Island: $38.45
South Carolina: $37
South Dakota: $39.10
Tennessee: $36.50
Texas: $41.96
Utah: $37.94
Vermont: $44.38
Virginia: $44.13
Washington: $59.38
West Virginia: $33.09
Wisconsin: $38.68
Wyoming: $38.86