Colorado
Total responses: 48
Number of full-time dental hygienists1 who responded to survey: 28
- Median projected dental hygiene income for 2011: $65,000
- U.S. Census Bureau median income for one earner: $47,3612
- Differential: + $17,639
- % who have received a raise within last 12 months: 18%
- % who feel that they have received raises at "fair intervals": 21%
- % who feel that economic conditions have affected their "ability to earn the maximum income" that they pursue: 75%
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
