The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dental hygienists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $77,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $95,100 | 0.23% | 3.36% |
| 2016 | $94,880 | 1.25% | - |
| 2015 | $93,690 | 0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $93,520 | -2.94% | - |
| 2013 | $96,270 | 4.54% | - |
| 2012 | $91,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,100 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.