New York State had the fourth highest dental hygienist employment level in the country as of 2013, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The New York City area had the third highest employment level for this field of any such area in the country.
The number of dental hygienist jobs in the state is expected to increase considerably in the coming years. In fact, the New York State Department of Labor projects a 19.5% increase in the number of dental hygienist jobs between 2012 and 2022.
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The average dental hygienist salary in New York for those with experience was $76,340 as of 2014, according to the New York State Department of Labor. The average salary was $68,240, while entry-level hygienists earned $52,040 on average.
Dental Hygienist Salaries in New York State’s Labor Market Regions
Dental hygienist salaries varied a great deal between New York’s Labor Market Regions. The average salary differed by $20,500 between the Hudson Valley region and the western New York region according to the New York State Department of Labor:
Labor Market Region
Entry-level
Average
Experienced
Hudson Valley
$64350
$77120
$83500
Long Island
$57650
$73340
$81180
New York City
$55910
$72070
$80140
Central New York
$59430
$67170
$71040
Mohawk Valley
$54630
$65290
$70610
Capital
$49790
$63560
$70440
Finger Lakes
$50680
$60440
$65320
Southern Tier
$50000
$57980
$61980
North Country
$41800
$56640
$64060
Western New York
$49220
$56620
$60310
The greatest number of new dental hygienist jobs expected to become available in the current ten-year period ending 2022 will be in the New York City and Long Island Regions, with 530 and 510 new jobs expected in these areas respectively.
The US Department of Labor provides an analysis of New York dental hygienist salary percentiles for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the state (2013):
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
640
30.42
63270
31.82
34.60
36.38
66190
71980
75660
Binghamton NY
160
25.79
53640
26.15
27.98
29.21
54380
58200
60750
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY
880
26.73
55590
26.81
29.39
33.85
55760
61140
70410
Elmira NY
50
30
62390
31.19
34.19
35.99
64880
71110
74850
Glens Falls NY
60
29.70
61780
28.70
33.24
36.77
59690
69130
76490
Ithaca NY
90
30.14
62680
29.33
35.60
41.94
61000
74040
87230
Kingston NY
90
34.60
71970
35.29
40.89
44.21
73410
85050
91960
Nassau-Suffolk NY Metropolitan Division
2030
34.85
72490
36.06
41.16
44.34
75010
85610
92230
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA
9520
36.74
76430
38.27
42.47
45.00
79600
88340
93590
New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
4090
36.15
75180
37.28
42.22
45.18
77540
87820
93970
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown NY
440
36.27
75440
36.35
41.16
44.15
75600
85610
91830
Rochester NY
1020
28.87
60050
29.62
33.04
35.17
61610
68720
73150
Syracuse NY
350
32.25
67080
32.43
35.06
38.09
67440
72930
79240
Utica-Rome NY
200
31.09
64660
31.64
34.64
36.53
65800
72040
75980
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
270
27.64
57490
28.44
33.57
36.18
59150
69820
75260
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
40
28.66
59620
30.72
34.29
36.91
63910
71330
76780
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
110
28.26
58780
28.56
31.98
34.79
59410
66520
72370
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
250
27.63
57480
27.50
30.26
34.05
57210
62930
70830
