The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $66,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,340.
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 | $85,890 | -1.04% | 4.84% |
| 2017 | $86,780 | 3.04% | - |
| 2016 | $84,140 | -0.44% | - |
| 2015 | $84,510 | -0.05% | - |
| 2014 | $84,550 | 0.76% | - |
| 2013 | $83,910 | 2.60% | - |
| 2012 | $81,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,890 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |