Dental Hygienist Salary Survey 2014
Difficulty in finding a job as a dental hygienist in Florida
Observation: Florida is very close to the national averages. But pay attention to the number of hygienists who said it is “relatively easy” to find a job; it’s six percentage points above the national average (8%). That’s kind of odd for a state that’s always been popular with foreign dentists and dental hygiene transplants.
Length of time since last pay raise in Florida
Observation: Quite a few have never seen a pay raise (national average is 13%). As a result, the percentage of recent raises is lower than it is in other states.
Most common hourly pay rates in Florida
$30, $32
Observation: The low end, $30 an hour, matches the low end of the national averages — but hourly rates in Florida are nowhere near the high end of the national average of $40. 42% of the metropolitan responses were from Tampa, considerably more than the Miami (24%), Orlando (24%), and Jacksonville (9%) metropolitan areas.
Descriptions of pay arrangements based on production or commission
- 50% of production
- 20% of collections over a daily base of $850 collections.
- 33% of production
- Receive 30% of total soft tissue production and 3% of hard tissue recommendation of collections
- Paid 33% 0f hygiene production. 50% of products minus costs.
- Bonus after $1,200 production daily.
- 50% of the fee for Dr. exam in my chair is added to my daily production: prophy, x-rays, fluoride, sealants and perio procedures. The total is multiplied by .302 and that is my gross income.
- As a production bonus, we have a daily goal. If we produce above the daily rate, we get 30% of the amount over the goal at then end of the month.
- $2 to $50 commission depending on the product sold.
- 50% of total payments made by patient
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.
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