All 50 states and Washington, D.C., saw an increase in the average annual salary for dental hygienists between this year and last year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Here is how the average salary for hygienists compares in each state between 2024 and 2025:
| State | 2024 | 2025 |
| Alabama | $54,460 | $57,690 |
| Alaska | $115,980 | $118,010 |
| Arizona | $92,460 | $96,050 |
| Arkansas | $78,040 | $85,620 |
| California | $118,330 | $127,090 |
| Colorado | $101,790 | N/A |
| Connecticut | $94,220 | $96,090 |
| Delaware | $98,660 | $102,530 |
| Florida | $81,180 | $83,270 |
| Georgia | $85,600 | $87,070 |
| Hawaii | $91,070 | $94,340 |
| Idaho | $84,390 | $88,100 |
| Illinois | $82,470 | $86,940 |
| Indiana | $82,800 | $86,310 |
| Iowa | $83,220 | $85,130 |
| Kansas | $79,160 | $82,690 |
| Kentucky | $73,850 | $76,030 |
| Louisiana | $78,980 | $76,190 |
| Maine | $80,310 | $88,390 |
| Maryland | $101,140 | $104,980 |
| Massachusetts | $96,410 | $101,050 |
| Michigan | $76,800 | $80,860 |
| Minnesota | $90,140 | $95,460 |
| Mississippi | $62,120 | $66,490 |
| Missouri | $79,740 | $87,170 |
| Montana | $88,990 | $91,380 |
| Nebraska | $82,660 | $83,540 |
| Nevada | $90,320 | $101,590 |
| New Hampshire | $92,840 | $94,850 |
| New Jersey | $95,700 | $98,490 |
| New Mexico | $92,100 | $93,380 |
| New York | $87,290 | $93,590 |
| North Carolina | $82,780 | $87,770 |
| North Dakota | $80,130 | $85,150 |
| Ohio | $79,260 | $84,160 |
| Oklahoma | $91,280 | $93,940 |
| Oregon | $103,440 | $115,130 |
| Pennsylvania | $77,010 | $83,470 |
| Rhode Island | $79,980 | $81,700 |
| South Carolina | $76,950 | $81,550 |
| South Dakota | $81,330 | $84,780 |
| Tennessee | $75,920 | $83,880 |
| Texas | $87,270 | $89,640 |
| Utah | $78,910 | $84,300 |
| Vermont | $92,310 | $97,370 |
| Virginia | $91,800 | $98,500 |
| Washington | $123,510 | $125,090 |
| Washington, D.C. | $113,600 | $130,850 |
| West Virginia | $68,820 | $69,660 |
| Wisconsin | $80,450 | $85,590 |
| Wyoming | $80,820 | $81,050 |
