Dental Hygienists
United States. Estimated employment 222,740, with pages for 6 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1292
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$98,100 · 50th
$74,88010th
$83,57025th
$98,10050th
$108,48075th
$126,05090th
That is the median — half of dental hygienists in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Dental Hygienists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $109,720 | 14,230 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $100,600 | 450 |
| Albany, NY | $98,030 | 730 |
| Utica, NY | $95,480 | 160 |
| Rochester, NY | $93,650 | 940 |
| Syracuse, NY | $93,640 | 580 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 222,740 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 29-1292, Dental Hygienists. Mapped to our taxonomy as dental-hygienists.
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