California
Total responses: 178
Number of full-time dental hygienists1 who responded to survey: 82
- Median projected dental hygiene income for 2011: $80,000
- U.S. Census Bureau median income for one earner: $47,6832
- Differential: + $32,317
- % who have received a raise within last 12 months: 19%
- % who feel that they have received raises at "fair intervals": 27%
- % who feel that economic conditions have affected their "ability to earn the maximum income" that they pursue: 79%
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
