The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $56,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,920.
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 | $71,080 | -0.97% | 15.71% |
| 2017 | $71,770 | 3.47% | - |
| 2016 | $69,280 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $69,280 | 9.43% | - |
| 2014 | $62,750 | 3.22% | - |
| 2013 | $60,730 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $59,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,080 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 43.7 percent (43.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.