Dental Hygienist salary
What a dental hygienist actually earns, from 168 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see dental hygienist pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A dental hygienist earns a blended US median near 83,873 dollars, with the typical middle running from 71,919 dollars to 101,842 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 24 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is dietitian, at 50 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open dental hygienist roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Dental Hygienist / Plymouth, Devon at MBR DentalDevon2d agoApply
- Dental Hygienist at Henry Schein Dental RecruitmentWest Midlands$114k4d agoApply
Dental Hygienist at NHSCornwall$90k1w agoApply
Dental Hygienist to Teach | Flexible Schedule | Up to €40/hour at NachhilfeunterrichtGermany · Remote3w agoApply
Community Health Dental Hygienist at Indian Health ServiceMultiple Locations$84k–$100kAug 7Apply- Supervisory Dental Hygienist at Military Treatment Facilities under DHAEglin AFB, Florida$62k–$80kJul 23Apply
By country
- United States$71,919$83,873$101,842
- Canada$73,713$85,251$92,970
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a dental hygienist profile already covers.
- 600 open physician roles$268,000 median · +$184,127 · 22% readiness
- 118 open pharmacist roles$153,453 median · +$69,580 · 46% readiness
- 600 open nurse practitioner roles$136,275 median · +$52,402 · 25% readiness
- 424 open physical therapist roles$106,900 median · +$23,027 · 32% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for a dental hygienist.
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Quick answers
How much does a dental hygienist make?
The blended US median is about 83,873 dollars, with a typical range from 71,919 dollars to 101,842 dollars.
Is dental hygienist a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a dental hygienist move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is dietitian, at 50 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 29-1292. Live corpus 168 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.