The highest-paying states for dental hygienists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of dental hygienists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $116,730, Alaska is the highest paying state for dental hygienists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $102,510). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of dental hygienists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $116,730 |
$86,080 | 600 |
| 2 | California | $102,510 |
$72,630 | 22,240 |
| 3 | Washington | $92,820 |
$64,700 | 6,010 |
| 4 | Arizona | $89,540 |
$66,230 | 3,200 |
| 5 | Maryland | $89,380 |
$58,410 | 3,670 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $88,300 |
$68,660 | 6,290 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $87,890 |
$55,770 | 3,990 |
| 8 | Nevada | $87,850 |
$55,070 | 2,540 |
| 9 | Colorado | $86,850 |
$68,160 | 4,470 |
| 10 | Oregon | $86,160 |
$68,840 | 3,630 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $85,560 |
$26,390 | 520 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $83,880 |
$66,270 | 5,900 |
| 13 | Virginia | $81,240 |
$50,880 | 5,990 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $78,340 |
$65,770 | 1,360 |
| 15 | Delaware | $77,820 |
$65,450 | 650 |
| 16 | New York | $77,210 |
$54,530 | 11,300 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $77,180 |
$44,340 | 2,310 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $76,670 |
$65,690 | 900 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $76,300 |
$45,430 | 1,040 |
| 20 | Texas | $75,640 |
$55,790 | 13,850 |
| 21 | Idaho | $74,480 |
$61,000 | 1,700 |
| 22 | Montana | $74,230 |
$62,950 | 730 |
| 23 | Illinois | $74,210 |
$50,760 | 9,450 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | $73,890 |
$64,420 | 1,270 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $73,740 |
$60,540 | 5,160 |
| 26 | Arkansas | $72,500 |
$47,990 | 1,370 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $72,060 |
$55,500 | 590 |
| 28 | Utah | $71,380 |
$53,220 | 2,860 |
| 29 | Vermont | $71,030 |
$56,420 | 680 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $70,720 |
$52,500 | 6,670 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $70,340 |
$55,320 | 440 |
| 32 | Missouri | $70,080 |
$51,050 | 3,960 |
| 33 | Iowa | $69,730 |
$54,830 | 2,240 |
| 34 | Indiana | $69,700 |
$45,940 | 4,900 |
| 35 | Ohio | $69,140 |
$53,260 | 8,930 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $67,610 |
$46,040 | 3,770 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $67,450 |
$50,070 | 1,180 |
| 38 | Kansas | $66,900 |
$43,590 | 2,280 |
| 39 | Florida | $66,470 |
$38,470 | 11,110 |
| 40 | Georgia | $66,330 |
$43,250 | 6,910 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $66,180 |
$52,680 | 4,810 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | $66,070 |
$50,610 | 9,640 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $65,790 |
$47,630 | 650 |
| 44 | Michigan | $64,660 |
$51,620 | 9,510 |
| 45 | Maine | $64,050 |
$54,050 | 1,040 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $63,820 |
$25,530 | 30 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $60,560 |
$35,870 | 1,950 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $60,240 |
$43,650 | 2,900 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $59,320 |
$47,790 | 2,150 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $58,510 |
$39,510 | 1,320 |
| 51 | Guam | $57,350 |
$35,750 | 40 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $56,600 |
$40,060 | 1,080 |
| 53 | Alabama | $46,920 |
$33,410 | 3,490 |