Dental Hygienist salary
What a dental hygienist actually earns, from 601 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 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see dental hygienist pay in the 3 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 61,973 dollars, with the typical middle running from 45,750 dollars to 97,528 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 nurse practitioner, at 66 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.
- Staff Dental AssistantVeterans Health Administration · Multiple Locations$54k–$71kJul 17
- Lead Dental AssistantVeterans Health Administration · Jackson, Mississippi$50k–$66kJul 15
- Dental HygienistIndian Health Service · Multiple Locations$56k–$74kJul 15
- Dental AssistantVeterans Health Administration · Aspinwall, Pennsylvania$37k–$67kJul 13
- Community Health Dental HygienistIndian Health Service · Multiple Locations$84k–$100kJul 10
- Dental AssistantIndian Health Service · Multiple Locations$38k–$57kJun 5
By country
- United States$45,750 – $97,528 · median $61,973
- Canada$41,540 – $76,404 · median $49,329
- United Kingdom$38,491 – $79,198 · median $43,614
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Quick answers
How much does a dental hygienist make?
The blended US median is about 61,973 dollars, with a typical range from 45,750 dollars to 97,528 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 nurse practitioner, at 66 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 601 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.