Virginia
Total responses: 45
Number of full-time dental hygienists1 who responded to survey: 27
- Median projected dental hygiene income for 2011: $67,000
- U.S. Census Bureau median income for one earner: $50,6052
- Differential: + $16,395
- % who have received a raise within last 12 months: 30%
- % who feel that they have received raises at "fair intervals": 37%
- % who feel that economic conditions have affected their "ability to earn the maximum income" that they pursue: 74%
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
