Dental hygienists in Maine are licensed and registered by the Board of Dental Examiners. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the 1,030 registered dental hygienists who were employed in Maine during 2013 earned a mean annual salary of $67,730 or an hourly wage of $32.56.
The occupational outlook is good for dental hygienists in Maine. The government predicts that the roughly 88 students who graduate each year from one of Maine’s two schools for dental hygienists enter a job market with a 14 percent job growth rate.
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Dental Hygienist Salary by Experience Level
The Maine Department of Labor Workforce Development lists average dental hygienist salaries/wages in the State as:
- Entry-Level Annual Salary – $51,990
- Entry-Level Hourly Wage – $24.99
- Experienced Annual Salary – $75,600
- Experienced Daily Wage – $36.34
BLS figures show that dental hygienist salaries vary between Maine’s non-metropolitan (NMA) areas:
Northeast NMA area
Southwest NMA Area Maine
Employed Dental Therapists
170
230
Mean Annual Salary
$56850
$66000
Median Annual Salary
$56690
$60180
Mean Hourly Wage
$27.33
$31.73
Medium Hourly Wage
$27.25
$28.03
10th Percentile Annual Salary
$43720
$28930
10th Percentile Hourly Wage
$21.02
$13.91
25th Percentile Annual Salary
$49800
$39110
25th Percentile Hourly Wage
$23.94
$18.81
90th Percentile Annual Salary
$72210
$107310
The following table lists the BLS salary and wage data for various cities and metropolitan areas in Maine:
Area name
Employment
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Bangor ME
120
29.68
35.91
44.83
61740
74700
93240
Lewiston-Auburn ME
60
36.69
45.79
67.01
76310
95250
139390
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ME
440
33.65
37.98
42.95
69990
79010
89330
Portsmouth NH-ME
90
38.40
42.41
44.81
79870
88210
93210
Rochester-Dover NH-ME
100
35.44
40.40
44.06
73710
84030
91650
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
170
27.25
31.39
34.72
56690
65300
72210
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
230
28.93
34.38
51.59
60180
71510
107310
