Dental Hygienist Salary Survey 2014
Difficulty in finding a job as a dental hygienist in New York
Observation: New Yorkers favor the terminology of “somewhat” over “very,” and the 11% who think job hunting is “relatively” easy is four percentage points over the national average. The 32% who think finding a job is “very” difficult is 14 percentage points below the national average; the 47% who think it’s “somewhat” difficult is seven percentage points above the average. Opportunities seem to be there, yet requiring a little more effort than desired.
Length of time since last pay raise in New York
Observation: New York hygienists receive more timely raises than their peers in other states.
Most common hourly pay rates in New York
$26, $30, $31, $32, $35, $44, $45
Observation: New York City, of course, is in its own universe, so it’s important to observe that 34% of the responses came from the New York City metropolitan area, excluding New Jersey and Connecticut (see those states separately). There’s a solid line of common hourly rates stretching from $26 an hour to $45 an hour. A previous installment of the salary survey was devoted specifically to New York City (including the metropolitan area in New Jersey and Connecticut), and that can be viewed here: http://www.dentistryiq.com/content/dam/diq/online-articles/documents/2014/06/NewYork.pdf. Overall, though, the common rates cited above do reflect the whole state. The low end, of course, is below national averages; the high end is above the average rates in the country. New York is pretty diverse.
Descriptions of pay arrangements based on production or commission
- Bonus program based on total office production. If we are above goal for the month, then 18% of the overage is split among the staff and 82% goes back into the practice.
- $20 per hour base pay; $8.50 prophy and debridement; $5.50 per quad SRP; $4 perio probe
- 20% over $1,000 per day
- 35% of adjusted gross revenue
- .345 times the AGR (percentage of production for the day of what the insurance pays). For example, if my AGR for the day is $1,000, I would make $345.
About the Author
Mark Hartley
Mark Hartley is the editor of RDH magazine and collaborates with Kristine Hodsdon on many of the articles for RDH eVillage, which also appear on DentistryIQ.com.