Dental Hygienists salary by location
National median: $98,100 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $146,760 | +49.6% | 3,780 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $139,990 | +42.7% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $137,220 | +39.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $136,210 | +38.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $135,990 | +38.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $133,740 | +36.3% | 3,500 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $132,740 | +35.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $132,690 | +35.3% | 790 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $131,860 | +34.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $131,370 | +33.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $131,160 | +33.7% | 6,330 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $131,040 | +33.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $130,600 | +33.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $130,000 | +32.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $128,570 | +31.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $127,470 | +29.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $126,530 | +29.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $125,670 | +28.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $125,130 | +27.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $124,930 | +27.3% | 24,500 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $124,850 | +27.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $124,780 | +27.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $123,910 | +26.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $123,790 | +26.2% | 1,940 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $123,100 | +25.5% | 2,380 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $123,020 | +25.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $122,980 | +25.4% | 7,940 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $122,950 | +25.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $122,540 | +24.9% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $122,480 | +24.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $122,370 | +24.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $122,080 | +24.4% | 3,600 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $121,500 | +23.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $120,690 | +23.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $119,650 | +22.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $119,170 | +21.5% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $119,050 | +21.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $118,820 | +21.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $118,800 | +21.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $118,410 | +20.7% | 500 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $118,130 | +20.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $117,850 | +20.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $117,400 | +19.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $116,690 | +19.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $116,210 | +18.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $116,130 | +18.4% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $115,870 | +18.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $115,290 | +17.5% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $114,450 | +16.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $114,380 | +16.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $113,760 | +16.0% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $113,160 | +15.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $112,630 | +14.8% | 2,590 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $111,380 | +13.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $110,200 | +12.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $110,080 | +12.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $109,720 | +11.8% | 14,230 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $109,580 | +11.7% | 4,270 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $109,210 | +11.3% | 950 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $107,830 | +9.9% | 3,500 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $107,690 | +9.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $107,040 | +9.1% | 7,230 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $106,680 | +8.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $106,650 | +8.7% | 450 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $106,600 | +8.7% | 340 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $106,130 | +8.2% | 13,660 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $105,730 | +7.8% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $105,480 | +7.5% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $104,930 | +7.0% | 3,060 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $104,650 | +6.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $104,460 | +6.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $104,250 | +6.3% | 780 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $104,080 | +6.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $103,970 | +6.0% | 4,110 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $103,440 | +5.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $103,390 | +5.4% | 850 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $102,950 | +4.9% | 3,770 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $102,940 | +4.9% | 1,700 | 2025 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | metropolitan | $102,790 | +4.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $102,520 | +4.5% | 3,240 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $101,990 | +4.0% | 5,150 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $101,870 | +3.8% | 7,050 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $101,820 | +3.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $101,730 | +3.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $101,670 | +3.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $101,460 | +3.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $101,250 | +3.2% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $101,220 | +3.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $101,180 | +3.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $101,170 | +3.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $101,010 | +3.0% | 4,530 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $100,920 | +2.9% | 330 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $100,820 | +2.8% | 4,180 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $100,690 | +2.6% | 3,240 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $100,640 | +2.6% | 6,850 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $100,640 | +2.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $100,620 | +2.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $100,600 | +2.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $100,480 | +2.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $100,460 | +2.4% | 790 | 2025 |