Dental Hygienists · SOC 29-1292
Dental Hygienist Salary in the Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Dental Hygienists in the Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $95,460 per year ($45.90 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $81,860 at the 10th percentile to $99,580 at the 90th. BLS estimates 120 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dental Hygienists in the Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earn more than $95,460 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $83,020 and $98,340.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $81,860 | $83,020 | $95,460 | $98,340 | $99,580 |
| Hourly | $39.35 | $39.91 | $45.90 | $47.28 | $47.88 |
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
- Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$95,460 median for Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $83,020 to $98,340
- Texasstate$99,240 median for Texas; middle half earns $85,280 to $107,320
- 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 −4% vs Texas overall and −3% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for dental hygienists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areathis page$95,460 median for Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $83,020 to $98,340
- $105,480 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $94,630 to $119,690
- $104,930 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $99,220 to $107,200
- $101,870 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $89,240 to $116,400
- $98,480 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $84,170 to $102,900
- $98,030 median for Sherman metro area; middle half earns $81,030 to $102,820
- $97,350 median for Beaumont metro area; middle half earns $83,710 to $99,250
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for dental hygienists · Highest-paying occupations in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
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.