Dental Hygienist Salary by City
How much does a Dental Hygienist make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$98K
National median
$84K
25th percentile
$108K
75th percentile
$75K
Bottom 10%
$126K
Top 10%
Dental Hygienist Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$135,400
+38% vs national
Seattle
WA
$123,400
+26% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$118,600
+21% vs national
New York
NY
$111,400
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$110,000
+12% vs national
Boston
MA
$106,600
+9% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$106,000
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$104,800
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$103,800
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$103,800
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$103,000
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$102,000
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$99,400
+1% vs national
Denver
CO
$96,800
-1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$95,200
-3% vs national
Phoenix
AZ
$94,400
-4% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$94,200
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$94,200
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$92,400
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$92,400
-6% vs national
Dallas
TX
$92,000
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$91,400
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$91,400
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$91,400
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$90,200
-8% vs national
Houston
TX
$89,600
-9% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$89,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$89,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$89,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$89,200
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$88,200
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$88,200
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$88,200
-10% vs national
Miami
FL
$87,200
-11% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$87,200
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$87,200
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$86,200
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$86,200
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$86,200
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$85,400
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$85,400
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$84,400
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$83,400
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$83,400
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$82,400
-16% vs national
About Dental Hygienist Salaries
The median Dental Hygienist salary in the United States is $98,100 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $135,400, while the national range spans from $74,880 at the 10th percentile to $126,050 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 29-1292.