The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $39,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,470.
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 | $71,990 | -1.99% | 5.08% |
| 2017 | $73,420 | 0.20% | - |
| 2016 | $73,270 | -5.21% | - |
| 2015 | $77,090 | 7.03% | - |
| 2014 | $71,670 | 1.88% | - |
| 2013 | $70,320 | 2.83% | - |
| 2012 | $68,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,990 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Laredo and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.