The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental hygienists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $45,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,440.
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 | $56,510 | -1.13% | 9.22% |
| 2017 | $57,150 | -0.33% | - |
| 2016 | $57,340 | 0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $57,310 | 1.43% | - |
| 2014 | $56,490 | 1.29% | - |
| 2013 | $55,760 | 8.00% | - |
| 2012 | $51,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,510 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 36.9 percent (36.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.