The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $51,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,120.
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 | $71,760 | -0.10% | -0.11% |
| 2017 | $71,830 | -1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $72,610 | -1.76% | - |
| 2015 | $73,890 | 1.00% | - |
| 2014 | $73,150 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $73,150 | 1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $71,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,760 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Laredo and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.