The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $32,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,630.
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 | $61,490 | -9.66% | 1.59% |
| 2016 | $67,430 | 0.07% | - |
| 2015 | $67,380 | 0.67% | - |
| 2014 | $66,930 | 7.80% | - |
| 2013 | $61,710 | 1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $60,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,490 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 34.9 percent (34.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.