The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists in Dover-Durham 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 | $67,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,280.
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 | $77,380 | 2.24% | 1.47% |
| 2017 | $75,650 | -0.78% | - |
| 2016 | $76,240 | 3.07% | - |
| 2015 | $73,900 | -3.17% | - |
| 2012 | $76,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,380 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Dover-Durham is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.