Dentalpost surveyed 2,230 dental hygienists to create this year’s report. The survey was conducted from October to November 2024.
Here is the average annual salary for full-time hygienists in 2024 by region:
|
Region |
Range |
Average |
|
East South Central (Ala., Ky., Miss., Tenn.) |
$40,000 – $128,000 |
$65,319 |
|
East North Central (Ill., Ind., Mich., Ohio, Wis.) |
$40,000 – $150,000 |
$75,007 |
|
South Atlantic (Washington D.C., Del., Fla., Ga., Md., N.C., S.C., Va., W.Va.) |
$37,400 – $160,000 |
$78,791 |
|
West North Central (Iowa, Kan., Minn., Mo., N.D., Neb., S.D.) |
$40,000 – $140,000 |
$79,592 |
|
Mid-Atlantic (N.J., N.Y., Pa.) |
$37,000 – $140,000 |
$80,929 |
|
West South Central (Ark., La., Okla., Texas) |
$40,000 – $150,000 |
$81,227 |
|
Northeast (Conn., Mass., Maine, N.H., R.I., Vt.) |
$55,000 – $125,000 |
$82,233 |
|
Mountain (Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.M., Utah, Wy.) |
$44,000 – $135,000 |
$83,235 |
|
Pacific (Alaska, Calif., Hawaii, Ore., Wash.) |
$55,000 – $170,000 |
$98,910 |
Here is the average hourly wage for hygienists in 2024 by region:
|
Region |
Range |
Average |
|
East South Central (Ala., Ky., Miss., Tenn.) |
$25,000 – $62,000 |
$38,690 |
|
East North Central (Ill., Ind., Mich., Ohio, Wis.) |
$30,000 – $70,000 |
$44,980 |
|
West North Central (Iowa, Kan., Minn., Mo., N.D., Neb., S.D.) |
$30,000 – $65,000 |
$46,376 |
|
South Atlantic (Washington D.C., Del., Fla., Ga., Md., N.C., S.C., Va., W.Va.) |
$22,000 – $160,000 |
$53,982 |
|
Mid-Atlantic (N.J., N.Y., Pa.) |
$29,000 – $75,000 |
$46,897 |
|
Northeast (Conn., Mass., Maine, N.H., R.I., Vt.) |
$34,000 – $65,000 |
$48,911 |
|
West South Central (Ark., La., Okla., Texas) |
$32,000 – $350,000 |
$50,053 |
|
Mountain (Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.M., Utah, Wy.) |
$34,000 – $70,000 |
$50,731 |
|
Pacific (Alaska, Calif., Hawaii, Ore., Wash.) |
$39,000 – $87,000 |
$59,990 |
