Dental Hygienists · SOC 29-1292
Dental Hygienist Salary in the Alabama
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Alabama
Figures describe the state of Alabama as a whole.
Dental Hygienists in the Alabama earned a median of $61,160 per year ($29.41 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $48,960 at the 10th percentile to $72,410 at the 90th. BLS estimates 3,170 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dental Hygienists in the Alabama earn more than $61,160 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $58,800 and $63,410.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $48,960 | $58,800 | $61,160 | $63,410 | $72,410 |
| Hourly | $23.54 | $28.27 | $29.41 | $30.49 | $34.81 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Alabama$61,160 median for Alabama; middle half earns $58,800 to $63,410
- United Statesnational$98,100 median for United States; middle half earns $83,570 to $108,480
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −38% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dental hygienists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Alabamathis page$61,160 median for Alabama; middle half earns $58,800 to $63,410
- $62,370 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $61,540 to $64,890
- $61,730 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $61,030 to $70,500
- $61,340 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $60,080 to $63,080
- $61,000 median for Daphne metro area; middle half earns $59,660 to $62,500
- $60,710 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $58,950 to $61,280
- $60,500 median for Tuscaloosa metro area; middle half earns $59,010 to $61,100
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.