The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $83,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,990.
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 | $97,470 | 4.59% | 7.37% |
| 2017 | $93,000 | 1.84% | - |
| 2016 | $91,290 | 4.45% | - |
| 2015 | $87,230 | -5.02% | - |
| 2014 | $91,610 | -0.59% | - |
| 2013 | $92,150 | 2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $90,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,470 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.