The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $60,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,440.
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 | $102,690 | 3.79% | 5.57% |
| 2017 | $98,800 | 1.85% | - |
| 2016 | $96,970 | -4.42% | - |
| 2015 | $101,260 | 4.24% | - |
| 2012 | $96,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,690 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.