median income for Illinois DH

Illinois

Total responses: 97
Number of full-time dental hygienists¹ who responded to survey: 54

• Median projected dental hygiene income for 2011: $56,000
• U.S. Census Bureau median income for one earner: $45,545²
• Differential: + $10,455
• % who have received a raise within last 12 months: 35%
• % who feel that they have received raises at "fair intervals": 35%
• % who feel that economic conditions have affected their "ability to earn the maximum income" that they pursue: 72%

1 Dental hygiene income was compiled from respondents who said they practice four or five days a week.
2 U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey