Dental Hygienists Salary in the US
A dental hygienists earns a national median of $98,100 a year (mean $98,990) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #147 of 825.
How much does a dental hygienists earn in the US?
A dental hygienists in the United States earns a median of $98,100 a year (mean $98,990), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 92% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 222,740 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1292), ranked #147 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$98,100
per year
Mean
$98,990
per year
Employment
222,740
US workers
National rank
#147
of 825 by median
What a dental hygienists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a dental hygienists (SOC 29-1292) earns a median annual wage of $98,100 and a mean (average) of $98,990. The median is the midpoint — half of dental hygienists earn more and half earn less — and is 92% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a dental hygienists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for dental hygienists is $98,100, and the mean (average) is $98,990. The median is the midpoint — half of dental hygienists earn more and half earn less.
- How does dental hygienists pay compare to the US average?
- At $98,100, a dental hygienists earns 92% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many dental hygienists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 222,740 dental hygienists employed nationally (SOC 29-1292), across all industries.
- Where does this dental hygienists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1292. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1292 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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