States in the Pacific region of the U.S. paid the highest in total income for hygienists, with an average salary of $98,910, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
Dentalpost surveyed 2,230 dental hygienists to create this year's report. The survey was conducted from October to November 2024.
Here is the average annual salary for full-time hygienists in 2024 by region:
|
Region |
Range |
Average |
|
East South Central (Ala., Ky., Miss., Tenn.) |
$40,000 - $128,000 |
$65,319 |
|
East North Central (Ill., Ind., Mich., Ohio, Wis.) |
$40,000 - $150,000 |
$75,007 |
|
South Atlantic (Washington D.C., Del., Fla., Ga., Md., N.C., S.C., Va., W.Va.) |
$37,400 - $160,000 |
$78,791 |
|
West North Central (Iowa, Kan., Minn., Mo., N.D., Neb., S.D.) |
$40,000 - $140,000 |
$79,592 |
|
Mid-Atlantic (N.J., N.Y., Pa.) |
$37,000 - $140,000 |
$80,929 |
|
West South Central (Ark., La., Okla., Texas) |
$40,000 - $150,000 |
$81,227 |
|
Northeast (Conn., Mass., Maine, N.H., R.I., Vt.) |
$55,000 - $125,000 |
$82,233 |
|
Mountain (Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.M., Utah, Wy.) |
$44,000 - $135,000 |
$83,235 |
|
Pacific (Alaska, Calif., Hawaii, Ore., Wash.) |
$55,000 - $170,000 |
$98,910 |
Here is the average hourly wage for hygienists in 2024 by region:
|
Region |
Range |
Average |
|
East South Central (Ala., Ky., Miss., Tenn.) |
$25,000 - $62,000 |
$38,690 |
|
East North Central (Ill., Ind., Mich., Ohio, Wis.) |
$30,000 - $70,000 |
$44,980 |
|
West North Central (Iowa, Kan., Minn., Mo., N.D., Neb., S.D.) |
$30,000 - $65,000 |
$46,376 |
|
South Atlantic (Washington D.C., Del., Fla., Ga., Md., N.C., S.C., Va., W.Va.) |
$22,000 - $160,000 |
$53,982 |
|
Mid-Atlantic (N.J., N.Y., Pa.) |
$29,000 - $75,000 |
$46,897 |
|
Northeast (Conn., Mass., Maine, N.H., R.I., Vt.) |
$34,000 - $65,000 |
$48,911 |
|
West South Central (Ark., La., Okla., Texas) |
$32,000 - $350,000 |
$50,053 |
|
Mountain (Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.M., Utah, Wy.) |
$34,000 - $70,000 |
$50,731 |
|
Pacific (Alaska, Calif., Hawaii, Ore., Wash.) |
$39,000 - $87,000 |
$59,990 |