There are currently 4,300 dental hygienists employed in the state, and that numbered is expected to grow rapidly. Between 2012 and 2022, the number of dental hygienists in Virginia is projected to climb to 6,360, a 48% jump from the current number. Virginia is second only to Georgia, by .3%, in the projected expansion of the dental hygienist occupation and ranks much better than the average national projected growth of 33%.
Salary and Wage Data for Virginia Based Dental Hygienists
Virginia is above average in annual salary and hourly wage when compared to the rest of the country.
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The following table breaks down the average hourly wage and annual salary and compares it to the average hourly wage and annual salary for dental hygienists across the United States:
- 10th percentile (wage/salary higher than 10% of dental hygienists)
- Virginia: $53,400/year ($25.65/hour)
- United States: $47,900/year ($32.77/hour)
- 25th percentile (wage/salary higher than 25% of dental hygienists)
- Virginia: $68,200/year ($32.77/hour)
- United States: $59,600/year ($28.66/hour)
- 50th percentile (wage/salary higher than 50% of dental hygienists)
- Virginia: $81,100/year ($39.00/hour)
- United States: $92,900/year ($44.65/hour)
- 75th percentile (wage/salary higher than 75% of dental hygienists)
- Virginia: $92,900/year ($44.65/hour)
- United States: $85,300/year ($41.02/hour)
- 90th percentile (wage/salary higher than 90% of dental hygienists)
- Virginia: $107,800/year ($51.83/hour)
- United States: $96,700/year ($46.49/hour)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provide a complete outline of salary and wage statistics for Virginia, sorted by region:
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
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford VA
Estimate not released
32.14
66850
33.08
37.28
42.30
68810
77540
87980
Charlottesville VA
80
39.37
81890
40.42
43.50
45.38
84080
90470
94380
Danville VA
30
27.84
57900
30.65
33.78
35.66
63750
70260
74170
Harrisonburg VA
40
41.10
85480
41.74
46.21
51.91
86820
96110
107970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol TN-VA
160
27.52
57240
27.55
32.08
35.34
57300
66730
73510
Lynchburg VA
110
32.87
68370
32.70
35.99
41.78
68010
74860
86910
Richmond VA
780
39.06
81250
40.39
43.21
44.89
84020
89870
93380
Roanoke VA
220
35.56
73960
36.08
41.31
44.47
75040
85920
92490
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC
980
35.32
73460
34.89
39.44
45.69
72560
82030
95040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division
2410
42.52
88430
44.60
50.71
55.14
92760
105480
114680
Winchester VA-WV
60
40.39
84020
40.03
45.57
53.59
83270
94780
111460
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
140
29.04
60400
29.64
33.21
35.39
61650
69070
73610
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Estimate not released
33.78
70260
31.26
35.89
52.07
65030
74650
108300
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
40
35.08
72960
34.46
37.54
43.38
71680
78090
90230
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
120
34.28
71310
36.15
43.68
51.15
75190
90860
106400
