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What dental hygienists make
Median
$94,000
Lower end
$67,000
Upper end
$125,000
Paid by the hour: Job Bank's national median is $45 an hour, about $94,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower and upper ends are Job Bank's low and high wages for everyone in the group, $32 and $60 an hour. Many hygienists work 3 or 4 days a week by choice, so yearly pay depends on the hours you take.