List of Dental Hygienist salaries by state

What is a Dental Hygienist?

A dental hygienist or oral hygienist is a licensed dental professional, registered with a dental association or regulatory body within their country of practice.

In 1915 Connecticut amended the dental practice act to include the regulation of dental hygienists and other states followed amending dental hygiene regulations outlining the scope of practice of a dental hygienist.

The National Law requires the same level of professional responsibility from dental hygienists, oral health therapists and dental therapists as it does from dentists, dental specialists and dental prosthetists in that all practitioners must have their own professional indemnity insurance and radiation licences.

Dental hygienists in the United States must be graduates from a dental hygiene program, with either an associate degree, a certificate, a bachelor's degree or a master's degree from a dental hygienist school that is accredited by the American Dental Association.

The American Dental Hygienists' Association has defined a more advanced level of dental hygiene, the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner otherwise known as a dental therapist.

The Federation of Indian Dental Hygienists Association is the primary national body representing the dental hygienist profession in India, however some state dental hygienist associations also work at state level.

2008 - Independent practice dental hygienist: A dental hygienist licensed with an independent practice may work without the supervision of a dentist, providing that the dental hygienist has to complete 2,000 work hours of clinical practice during the two years prior to applying for an independent license, as well as a bachelor's degree from a CODA accredited dental hygiene program or complete 6,000 work hours of clinical practice during the six years prior to applying for an independent license, as well as an associate degree from a CODA accredited dental hygiene program.

How much is Dental Hygienist salary average? 

Below is the list of Dental Hygienist slaries in every state of the United States. 

Source: US BLS (2019). 

State	average dental hygienist salary ($)
Alaska	114,790
California	106,240
District of Columbia	102,380
Washington	93,200
Oregon	87,270
New Jersey	87,270
Maryland	86,940
Colorado	86,140
Nevada	85,560
Arizona	84,300
Massachusetts	84,280
Delaware	83,470
Hawaii	83,430
Connecticut	82,600
New Hampshire	81,460
Virginia	79,370
New York	76,960
Texas	76,490
Oklahoma	75,990
Idaho	75,910
Montana	75,610
Minnesota	75,570
Rhode Island	75,330
Vermont	75,070
New Mexico	74,960
North Dakota	72,550
Illinois	72,050
North Carolina	70,750
Iowa	70,600
Missouri	69,660
Wyoming	69,610
Utah	69,320
Indiana	68,390
Kansas	68,340
Pennsylvania	67,940
Ohio	67,900
Wisconsin	67,810
Tennessee	67,690
Maine	67,510
Arkansas	67,410
South Dakota	66,840
Nebraska	66,380
Florida	66,170
Louisiana	65,960
Michigan	65,610
Georgia	65,590
South Carolina	63,710
Kentucky	61,090
West Virginia	60,340
Mississippi	56,150
Alabama	48,090