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Dental Hygienists in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Dental Hygienist?

21.8% Jobs Projection
$75,640 Median Salary
1,090 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dental Hygienists in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dental Hygienists in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Dental Hygienists in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dental Hygienists Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 13,850 people working as Dental Hygienists in the year 2018.

There were 13,600 Dental Hygienists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,900 Dental Hygienists working in it, which means Texas has more Dental Hygienists than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Dental Hygienists in this state are growing at a rate of 21.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.7%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,090 annual Dental Hygienists job openings in Texas, and 15,260 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 17,500 annual jobs and 248,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dental Hygienists Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Dental Hygienists ranged from $55,790 to $97,920 with $75,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.82 to $47.08. The median hourly rate was $36.37.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $35.81 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.56.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Dental Hygienists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dental Hygienists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,760 $79,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,780 $71,760
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,430 $77,090
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,200 $78,840
El Paso, TX 270 $60,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 240 $75,730
Tyler, TX 210 $68,960
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 190 $62,520
Killeen-Temple, TX 190 $71,990
Corpus Christi, TX 170 $74,190
Waco, TX 150 $70,530
Longview, TX 150 $63,330
College Station-Bryan, TX 140 $77,130
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 130 $52,680
Midland, TX 120 $78,790
Abilene, TX 100 $77,650
Sherman-Denison, TX 100 $84,480
Lubbock, TX 90 $65,820
Wichita Falls, TX 80 $67,540
Laredo, TX 70 $85,570
Texarkana, TX-AR 60 $73,670

Top States for Dental Hygienists Employment

View the list below to see where most Dental Hygienists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 22,240 $102,510
Texas 13,850 $75,640
New York 11,300 $77,210
Florida 11,110 $66,470
Pennsylvania 9,640 $66,070
Michigan 9,510 $64,660
Illinois 9,450 $74,210
Ohio 8,930 $69,140
Georgia 6,910 $66,330
North Carolina 6,670 $70,720
New Jersey 6,290 $88,300
Washington 6,010 $92,820
Virginia 5,990 $81,240
Massachusetts 5,900 $83,880
Minnesota 5,160 $73,740
Indiana 4,900 $69,700
Wisconsin 4,810 $66,180
Colorado 4,470 $86,850
Connecticut 3,990 $87,890
Missouri 3,960 $70,080

Below are the states where Dental Hygienists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $116,730
California $102,510
Washington $92,820
Arizona $89,540
Maryland $89,380
New Jersey $88,300
Connecticut $87,890
Nevada $87,850
Colorado $86,850
Oregon $86,160

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