The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $22,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,630 | -16.25% | -15.10% |
| 2016 | $65,830 | -3.48% | - |
| 2015 | $68,120 | -0.47% | - |
| 2014 | $68,440 | 2.28% | - |
| 2013 | $66,880 | 2.54% | - |
| 2012 | $65,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,630 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.