Dental Hygienist Salary in Connecticut: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
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
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Connecticut now
DentistryHires has 24 open dental hygienist listings in Connecticut from 23 employers, spread across 19 cities including Groton and New Britain.
17 post hourly pay, from $45 to $70 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
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.