Dental Hygienist Salary in Arizona: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$98,660
Median (50th)
$101,010
75th percentile
$105,990
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Arizona?
The median dental hygienist in Arizona earns $101,010 a year ($48.56 an hour), which is $2,910 above the national median of $98,100, but less than in nearby California ($124,930), Nevada ($115,290) and Colorado ($109,580). The mean is $101,450.
That ranks 14th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Arizona
The middle half of Arizona dental hygienists earn $98,660 to $105,990. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $91,480, $16,600 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $121,910, $4,140 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Arizona
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Arizona's 2024 price level at 100.7 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 0.7% above the national average, and housing (index 106.8) runs 6.8% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $101,010 median is worth about $100,330 — $2,230 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Arizona
BLS counts about 4,530 dental hygienist jobs in Arizona, 2.0% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.398 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold about the same share of local jobs as nationally (location quotient 0.98).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Arizona
Across the 7 Arizona metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $91,420 in Sierra Vista to $102,790 in Lake Havasu City, a spread of $11,370.
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Arizona now
DentistryHires has 93 open dental hygienist listings in Arizona from 42 employers, the most of them in Phoenix (15).
74 post hourly pay, from $38 to $100 an hour; 2 post a salary from $78,030 to $108,303 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Arizona
Dental hygienist practice in Arizona is regulated by the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners.
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 Arizona Compares
Other dental salaries in Arizona
- Dentist salary in Arizona: median $194,180, $93,170 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Arizona: median $49,000, $52,010 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Arizona: median $47,930, $53,080 below the dental hygienist median
- Orthodontist salary in Arizona: median $272,330
- Oral Surgeon salary in Arizona: median $322,800
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.