The median annual income for a full-time California dental hygienist is $80,000, which is $32,317 more than the median income for other single-earner California households. The second highest median income for a dental hygienist is in Washington state, but the second highest differential between hygienists and other residents in a state is in Arizona (a $26,000-plus difference).The fourth part of the
RDH eVillage survey compares the income of full-time dental hygienists with the U.S. Census Bureau's median income for single-earner households in a state. In addition, the links below provide statistics on the frequency of pay raises among a state's hygienists.Overall, 1,170 of the 1,945
RDH eVillage survey respondents indicated that they work four or five days a week as dental hygienists.
Five highest annual median incomes for full-time dental hygienists- California $80,000
- Washington $70,000
- Arizona $68,000
- Massachusetts $68,000
- Virginia $67,000
Single-earner households in all states can report income from multiple sources, and the survey just inquired about dental hygiene income only, even though hygienists are capable of increasing income through other sources such as investments. In all states, the median dental hygiene income is higher than the median single-earner income in a state, in all likelihood a financial acknowledgement of the dental hygienist's professional career in health care.But sometimes the difference between what a dental hygienist earns and what the average resident of a state earns is not all that significant.
Five highest differentials between full-time dental hygienists and other single-earner households in a state- California $32,317
- Arizona $26,615
- Texas $22,327
- Oregon $22,123
- Indiana $20,013
Five lowest differentials between full-time dental hygienists and other single-earner households in a state- New Hampshire $1,450
- Wyoming $1,168
- Connecticut $3,227
- New Jersey $4,678
- Pennsylvania $4,908
In many of the states listed below for a comparative breakdown of dental hygiene income, the total number of full-time responses is less than half of the total number of responses from a state. Unfortunately, the survey did not ask for a clarification on whether part-time status was preferred.
To keep comparisons reasonably accurate, all of the states below have at least 15 responses from full-time dental hygienists. Any state not listed had 14 or fewer full-time dental hygienists who participated in the survey.
Finally, the first three reports about the RDH eVillage survey can be viewed here, here, and here.
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
