The average annual salary for dental hygienists has risen in the last five years along with inflation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Inflation Calculator.
Here is how the average U.S. inflation rate compares to the average annual dental hygienist salary from 2017 until 2021, the last year salary data was available:
2021
Average annual salary: $81,360
Inflation rate: 4.7 percent
2020
Average annual salary: $78,050
Inflation rate: 1.2 percent
2019
Average annual salary: $77,230
Inflation rate: 1.8 percent
2018
Average annual salary: $75,500
Inflation rate: 2.4 percent
2017
Average annual salary: $74,680
Inflation rate: 2.1 percent