The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $30,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $72,480 | 5.04% | -10.00% |
| 2016 | $68,830 | -4.49% | - |
| 2015 | $71,920 | -13.08% | - |
| 2014 | $81,330 | 2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $79,210 | -0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $79,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,480 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.