The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $45,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,390.
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 | $74,590 | 3.85% | 1.81% |
| 2017 | $71,720 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $70,340 | 4.78% | - |
| 2015 | $66,980 | -6.94% | - |
| 2014 | $71,630 | -1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $72,560 | -0.94% | - |
| 2012 | $73,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,590 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Danville | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |