The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $83,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $112,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,920.
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 | $112,830 | 0.12% | 8.41% |
| 2017 | $112,700 | 4.88% | - |
| 2016 | $107,200 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $107,940 | 2.39% | - |
| 2014 | $105,360 | -0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $106,370 | 2.85% | - |
| 2012 | $103,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $112,830 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.4 percent (43.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.