The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $52,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,220.
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 | $61,180 | -1.24% | -0.26% |
| 2017 | $61,940 | -2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $63,700 | 1.24% | - |
| 2015 | $62,910 | -5.93% | - |
| 2014 | $66,640 | 9.80% | - |
| 2013 | $60,110 | -2.05% | - |
| 2012 | $61,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,180 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 13.8 percent (13.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Lexington-Fayette |