Dental Hygienist Salary in Connecticut: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
Posted pay in Connecticut dental hygienist listings
$50/hrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $48.50–$52.50/hr, from 23 distinct pay ranges at 21 employers (Archway Dental, Kids Dental Care, Affinity Dental Management).
From DentistryHires' live job listings as of November 13, 2026. See the listings
25th percentile
$97,630
Median (50th)
$100,690
75th percentile
$103,380
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Connecticut?
The median dental hygienist in Connecticut earns $100,690 a year ($48.41 an hour), which is $2,590 above the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby Massachusetts ($100,640) and Rhode Island ($86,910) but less than in New York ($106,130).
The mean is $98,720.
That ranks 15th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Connecticut
The middle half of Connecticut dental hygienists earn $97,630 to $103,380.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $87,190, $12,310 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $106,020, $20,030 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Connecticut
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Connecticut's 2024 price level at 103.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.6% above the national average, and housing (index 117.0) runs 17.0% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $100,690 median is worth about $97,180 — $920 below the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Connecticut
BLS counts about 3,240 dental hygienist jobs in Connecticut, 1.5% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.911 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dental hygienists hold a 33% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.33).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Connecticut
Across the 5 Connecticut metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $98,170 in New Haven to $103,390 in Bridgeport, a spread of $5,220.
All dental roles by metro: Bridgeport · Hartford · New Haven · Norwich · Waterbury
What Dental Hygienist Job Listings in Connecticut Show Right Now
From the 29 active dental hygienist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Archway Dental3
- Kids Dental Care2
Pay employers post
- Median $50 an hour; the middle half of posted pay runs $48.50–$52.50 (23 listings that state an hourly rate)
- 83% of dental hygienist listings in Connecticut state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 66%
- Paid time offnamed in 66%
- Employee discounts or free dental carenamed in 59%
- 401(k) plannamed in 52%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 31%
- Flexible schedulingnamed in 24%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 24%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 24%
Source: active dental hygienist listings on DentistryHires, updated daily. Pay figures use only listings that state pay (midpoint of each posted range) and are hidden when one employer posted most of them. Benefits count listings that name the benefit; a listing that doesn’t mention one may still offer it.
Browse 29 jobs →Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Connecticut
Dental hygienist practice in Connecticut is regulated by the Connecticut State Dental Commission.
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 Connecticut Compares
Other dental salaries in Connecticut
- Dentist salary in Connecticut: median $160,440, $59,750 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Connecticut: median $56,850, $43,840 below the dental hygienist median
- Orthodontist salary in Connecticut: median $478,680
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.