Dental Hygienist Salary in Florida: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$80,190
Median (50th)
$91,980
75th percentile
$96,060
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Florida?
The median dental hygienist in Florida earns $91,980 a year ($44.22 an hour), which is $6,120 below the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby Alabama ($61,160) but less than in Georgia ($95,490). The mean is $88,320.
That ranks 34th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Florida
The middle half of Florida dental hygienists earn $80,190 to $96,060. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $75,960, $1,080 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $99,040, $27,010 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Florida
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Florida's 2024 price level at 103.4 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.4% above the national average, and housing (index 122.1) runs 22.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $91,980 median is worth about $88,940 — $9,160 below the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Florida
BLS counts about 11,980 dental hygienist jobs in Florida, 5.4% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.207 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold a 16% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.84).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Florida
Across the 22 Florida metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $79,050 in Deltona to $100,140 in Naples, a spread of $21,090.
All dental roles by metro: Cape Coral · Deltona · Jacksonville · Lakeland · Miami · Naples · North Port · Orlando · Port St. Lucie · Punta Gorda · Sebastian · Tallahassee · Wildwood
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Florida now
DentistryHires has 191 open dental hygienist listings in Florida from 75 employers, the most of them in Orlando (10).
124 post hourly pay, from $25 to $55 an hour; 5 post a salary from $59,607 to $130,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Florida
Dental hygienist practice in Florida is regulated by the Florida Board of Dentistry.
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 Florida Compares
Other dental salaries in Florida
- Dentist salary in Florida: median $174,900, $82,920 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Florida: median $47,620, $44,360 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Florida: median $59,790, $32,190 below the dental hygienist median
- Oral Surgeon salary in Florida: median $233,050
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.