Dental Hygienist Pay

Compare Dental Hygienist Salaries (2026)

Compare dental hygienist salaries between cities side-by-side. See how median pay, hourly rates, and employment levels differ across 200 city pairs using official BLS data.

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States

AZ Comparisons (9)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZPhoenix, AZvsLake Havasu City, AZPhoenix, AZvsPrescott Valley, AZPhoenix, AZvsMesa, AZPhoenix, AZvsFlagstaff, AZPhoenix, AZvsYuma, AZPhoenix, AZvsGlendale, AZPhoenix, AZvsChandler, AZPhoenix, AZvsGilbert, AZ

CA Comparisons (36)

Los Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsRiverside, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CALos Angeles, CAvsStockton, CALos Angeles, CAvsModesto, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsRiverside, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASan Francisco, CAvsStockton, CASan Francisco, CAvsModesto, CASacramento, CAvsSan Diego, CASacramento, CAvsRiverside, CASacramento, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Diego, CAvsRiverside, CASan Diego, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsSan Jose, CASacramento, CAvsFresno, CASacramento, CAvsOxnard, CASacramento, CAvsStockton, CASacramento, CAvsModesto, CASan Diego, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsStockton, CARiverside, CAvsFresno, CARiverside, CAvsOxnard, CARiverside, CAvsStockton, CASan Diego, CAvsModesto, CARiverside, CAvsModesto, CASan Jose, CAvsFresno, CA

CO Comparisons (9)

Denver, COvsColorado Springs, CODenver, COvsFort Collins, CODenver, COvsBoulder, CODenver, COvsGrand Junction, CODenver, COvsGreeley, CODenver, COvsPueblo, CODenver, COvsAurora, CODenver, COvsThornton, CODenver, COvsArvada, CO

FL Comparisons (13)

Miami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLMiami, FLvsPort St Lucie, FLMiami, FLvsPalm Bay, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLMiami, FLvsPensacola, FLTampa, FLvsOrlando, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsGainesville, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsWarner Robins, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsDalton, GAAtlanta, GAvsValdosta, GAAtlanta, GAvsBrunswick, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsKankakee, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, IL

IN Comparisons (1)

Indianapolis, INvsFort Wayne, IN

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MI Comparisons (9)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MIDetroit, MIvsLansing, MIDetroit, MIvsFlint, MIDetroit, MIvsAnn Arbor, MIDetroit, MIvsKalamazoo, MIDetroit, MIvsTraverse City, MIDetroit, MIvsSaginaw, MIDetroit, MIvsMidland, MIDetroit, MIvsJackson, MI

MN Comparisons (9)

Minneapolis, MNvsSt Cloud, MNMinneapolis, MNvsDuluth, MNMinneapolis, MNvsRochester, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Paul, MNMinneapolis, MNvsMankato, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBloomington, MNMinneapolis, MNvsWoodbury, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBlaine, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBrooklyn Park, MN

MO Comparisons (10)

St Louis, MOvsKansas City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsColumbia, MOSt Louis, MOvsJoplin, MOSt Louis, MOvsSt Joseph, MOSt Louis, MOvsJefferson City, MOSt Louis, MOvsCape Girardeau, MOSt Louis, MOvsIndependence, MOSt Louis, MOvsO Fallon, MOKansas City, MOvsSpringfield, MO

NC Comparisons (7)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCvsWinston, NCCharlotte, NCvsWilmington, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreensboro, NCCharlotte, NCvsDurham, NCCharlotte, NCvsAsheville, NCCharlotte, NCvsFayetteville, NC

NY Comparisons (9)

New York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsKingston, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NY

OH Comparisons (12)

Cleveland, OHvsCincinnati, OHCleveland, OHvsColumbus, OHCincinnati, OHvsColumbus, OHCleveland, OHvsDayton, OHCleveland, OHvsToledo, OHCincinnati, OHvsDayton, OHColumbus, OHvsDayton, OHCincinnati, OHvsToledo, OHColumbus, OHvsToledo, OHCleveland, OHvsAkron, OHCincinnati, OHvsAkron, OHColumbus, OHvsAkron, OH

OK Comparisons (1)

Oklahoma City, OKvsTulsa, OK

OR Comparisons (9)

Portland, ORvsEugene, ORPortland, ORvsSalem, ORPortland, ORvsBend, ORPortland, ORvsMedford, ORPortland, ORvsAlbany, ORPortland, ORvsCorvallis, ORPortland, ORvsGrants Pass, ORPortland, ORvsHillsboro, ORPortland, ORvsGresham, OR

PA Comparisons (9)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsState College, PA

TN Comparisons (1)

Nashville, TNvsMemphis, TN

TX Comparisons (18)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsFort Worth, TXDallas, TXvsTyler, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsKilleen, TXDallas, TXvsAmarillo, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXHouston, TXvsFort Worth, TXHouston, TXvsTyler, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsKilleen, TXHouston, TXvsAmarillo, TXAustin, TXvsSan Antonio, TX

UT Comparisons (2)

Salt Lake City, UTvsProvo, UTSalt Lake City, UTvsOgden, UT

WA Comparisons (9)

Seattle, WAvsSpokane, WASeattle, WAvsKennewick, WASeattle, WAvsOlympia, WASeattle, WAvsBremerton, WASeattle, WAvsYakima, WASeattle, WAvsBellingham, WASeattle, WAvsMount Vernon, WASeattle, WAvsWenatchee, WASeattle, WAvsLongview, WA

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home