The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $67,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,620.
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 | $86,280 | -1.61% | 8.43% |
| 2016 | $87,670 | -1.94% | - |
| 2015 | $89,370 | 1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $87,880 | 6.10% | - |
| 2013 | $82,520 | 4.25% | - |
| 2012 | $79,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,280, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is the second highest paying city for dental hygienists in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury (median annual salary of $93,200). Compared with Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, the median annual salary of dental hygienists in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower.