How much does a dental hygienist get payed?

Answer:
Dental hygienist salary is among top 10 highest in the States.
There are the following ways possible:
  • hourly
  • daily
  • monthly
  • on commission basis

Dental hygienist salary varies greatly depending on the geographical location, employment setting, and experience.

Over the last years the median dental hygienist salary has been nearly $67, 860 per year ranging $44,900 - $92,860 from place to place. This information was revealed by the the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you switch to an hourly scale dental hygienist salary comes to $32,63 per hour.
Vast majority of dental hygienists work in dentist offices. Here the median dental hygienist salary is about $68,160 per year.
The highest salary is in Alaska. Here dental hygienists can earn up to $96, 260 per year! The salary is high because of small number of dental hygienists there. The next comes the State of Washington. Here dental hygienist salary can be near $90,000. The State of Michigan has the highest concentration of dental hygienists and here the salary is about $59,640.
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