The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $60,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,960.
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 | $78,900 | -0.47% | -4.49% |
| 2017 | $79,270 | -16.10% | - |
| 2016 | $92,030 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $90,670 | 0.33% | - |
| 2014 | $90,370 | 3.88% | - |
| 2013 | $86,860 | 5.09% | - |
| 2012 | $82,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,900 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.