The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $61,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,810 | 9.64% | 9.64% |
| 2020 | $63,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,810 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.