The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $54,840 | 7.88% | -15.99% |
| 2017 | $50,520 | 9.03% | - |
| 2016 | $45,960 | -27.26% | - |
| 2015 | $58,490 | 9.63% | - |
| 2014 | $52,860 | -31.40% | - |
| 2013 | $69,460 | 8.42% | - |
| 2012 | $63,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,840 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area and 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Alexandria | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe |