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What dental hygienists make
Median
$98,100
Bottom tenth
$74,880
Top tenth
$126,050
The national median is $98,100 a year, the bottom tenth earn $74,880 or less and the top tenth $126,050 or more (2025 federal wage survey). One honest catch: these are full-time-equivalent figures, and a great many hygienists work three or four days a week. If you work four days, expect roughly four fifths of the number.