Dental Hygienist Salary in Alaska: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$130,340
Median (50th)
$132,690
75th percentile
$136,450
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Alaska?
The median dental hygienist in Alaska earns $132,690 a year ($63.79 an hour), which is $34,590 above the national median of $98,100. The mean is $122,560.
That ranks 2nd of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Alaska
The middle half of Alaska dental hygienists earn $130,340 to $136,450. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $60,590, $14,290 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $138,840, $12,790 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Alaska
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Alaska's 2024 price level at 102.4 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 2.4% above the national average, and housing (index 93.8) runs 6.2% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $132,690 median is worth about $129,630 — $31,530 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Alaska
BLS counts about 790 dental hygienist jobs in Alaska, 0.4% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 2.434 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold a 70% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.70).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Alaska
Across the 2 Alaska metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $131,860 in Fairbanks to $132,740 in Anchorage, a spread of $880.
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Alaska now
DentistryHires has 4 open dental hygienist listings in Alaska from 4 employers, spread across 4 cities including Anchorage and Haines.
1 posts a salary from $129,376 to $176,800 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Alaska
Dental hygienist practice in Alaska is regulated by the Board of Dental Examiners of Alaska.
Scope of practice — what a dental hygienist may do, and under what level of supervision — is set by state law and changes over time, so verify current rules with the board before relying on them.
How Alaska Compares
Other dental salaries in Alaska
- Dentist salary in Alaska: median $230,990, $98,300 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Alaska: median $57,710, $74,980 below the dental hygienist median
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national estimates, all industries); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024. Price-adjusted pay divides the median by the price level. Listing counts and posted pay are live DentistryHires listings, refreshed hourly. A dash means BLS did not publish that figure; nothing is estimated.