Highest-paying Cities for Dental Hygienists

The top 100 highest paying cities for dental hygienists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of dental hygienists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $128,390, Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is the highest paying city for dental hygienists. It is followed by Fairbanks, Alaska (average annual salary $116,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of dental hygienists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Dental Hygienists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$128,390	$78,440	180
2	Fairbanks, Alaska	$116,730	$94,340	60
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$115,760	$78,440	1,690
4	Modesto, California	$115,470	$59,690	310
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$115,310	$79,610	1,630
6	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$113,830	$78,690	60
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$112,830	$83,920	3,720
8	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$111,540	$65,320	80
9	Anchorage, Alaska	$111,390	$86,240	350
10	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$110,160	$88,390	1,660
11	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$109,460	$83,900	650
12	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$108,040	$87,380	310
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$107,660	$88,850	490
14	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$107,120	$64,260	190
15	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$106,930	$78,310	290
16	Napa, California	$104,720	$86,480	190
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$103,380	$52,680	7,090
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$102,690	$60,440	6,610
19	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$102,560	$80,690	280
20	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$102,230	$84,350	50
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$101,000	$78,150	4,720
22	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$100,680	$83,120	1,630
23	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$100,520	$72,200	190
24	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$100,500	$86,480	170
25	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$99,510	$53,410	2,300
26	Salinas, California	$99,310	$62,020	310
27	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$98,040	$69,170	160
28	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$97,570	$70,120	100
29	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$97,470	$83,990	2,130
30	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$97,040	$53,300	40
31	Olympia, Washington	$96,470	$84,380	260
32	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$96,030	$85,150	180
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$95,610	$80,130	2,710
34	Stockton, California	$95,250	$54,550	280
35	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$95,100	$77,300	2,970
36	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$95,050	$62,620	80
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$94,660	$56,870	3,260
38	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$94,550	$67,390	1,530
39	Corvallis, Oregon	$94,540	$85,460	100
40	Chico, California	$94,120	$83,580	220
41	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$93,670	$83,050	50
42	Prescott, Arizona	$93,520	$84,130	130
43	Bellingham, Washington	$93,260	$84,150	250
44	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$93,200	$70,510	150
45	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$93,180	$74,330	390
46	Carson City, Nevada	$92,960	$75,620	40
47	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$92,770	$82,710	140
48	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$92,730	$83,300	80
49	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$92,720	$82,990	60
50	Walla Walla, Washington	$92,520	$83,070	60
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$92,510	$64,690	4,070
52	Fresno, California	$92,430	$81,360	340
53	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$92,240	$81,920	200
54	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$92,120	$78,600	170
55	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$91,640	$70,280	220
56	Yakima, Washington	$91,480	$74,090	170
57	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$91,420	$46,370	1,230
58	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$91,270	$73,530	2,280
59	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$91,250	$40,770	1,860
60	Tacoma, Washington	$91,230	$57,100	410
61	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$91,150	$70,540	520
62	Danbury, Connecticut	$91,110	$39,270	200
63	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$91,040	$74,190	2,600
64	Boulder, Colorado	$90,950	$66,890	300
65	Redding, California	$90,780	$70,040	110
66	Greeley, Colorado	$90,750	$72,140	120
67	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$90,730	$69,160	100
68	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$90,470	$52,940	80
69	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$90,200	$73,100	1,370
70	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$89,930	$70,990	120
71	Merced, California	$89,870	$35,880	70
72	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$89,770	$71,110	170
73	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$89,530	$68,980	11,300
74	Longview, Washington	$89,430	$71,770	60
75	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$89,310	$54,430	2,230
76	New Haven, Connecticut	$89,220	$46,880	690
77	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$88,890	$79,650	80
78	Flagstaff, Arizona	$88,880	$68,160	50
79	Bend, Oregon	$88,770	$68,440	170
80	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$88,520	$63,510	170
81	Ocean City, New Jersey	$88,430	$69,010	50
82	Medford, Oregon	$88,240	$70,180	300
83	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$88,160	$43,440	90
84	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$88,150	$25,060	290
85	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$88,040	$68,300	2,300
86	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$87,880	$67,390	220
87	St Marys County, Maryland	$87,530	$75,740	70
88	Worcester, Massachusetts	$87,390	$68,300	710
89	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$87,340	$52,240	620
90	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$87,300	$59,680	30
91	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$86,690	$64,310	130
92	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$86,460	$68,760	2,590
93	Visalia-Porterville, California	$86,400	$67,410	170
94	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$86,290	$65,500	50
95	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$86,280	$67,250	50
96	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$86,280	$67,620	310
97	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$85,890	$66,340	4,410
98	Salisbury, Maryland	$85,800	$47,150	230
99	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$85,720	$59,250	100
100	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$85,680	$52,420	1,750

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