Dental Hygienist Salary in Georgia: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$81,140
Median (50th)
$95,490
75th percentile
$101,620
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Georgia?
The median dental hygienist in Georgia earns $95,490 a year ($45.91 an hour), which is $2,610 below the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby Florida ($91,980) and Tennessee ($84,640) but less than in North Carolina ($97,850). The mean is $91,220.
That ranks 28th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Georgia
The middle half of Georgia dental hygienists earn $81,140 to $101,620. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $74,610, $270 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $103,650, $22,400 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Georgia
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Georgia's 2024 price level at 96.3 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.7% below the national average, and housing (index 88.7) runs 11.3% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $95,490 median is worth about $99,170 — $1,070 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Georgia
BLS counts about 7,440 dental hygienist jobs in Georgia, 3.3% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.522 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold a 6% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.06).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Georgia
Across the 13 Georgia metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $78,770 in Warner Robins to $100,370 in Atlanta, a spread of $21,600.
All dental roles by metro: Athens · Atlanta · Columbus · Dalton · Gainesville · Macon · Warner Robins
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Georgia now
DentistryHires has 86 open dental hygienist listings in Georgia from 44 employers, the most of them in Atlanta (7).
33 post hourly pay, from $18 to $70 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Georgia
Dental hygienist practice in Georgia is regulated by the Georgia 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 Georgia Compares
Other dental salaries in Georgia
- Dentist salary in Georgia: median $206,760, $111,270 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Georgia: median $46,840, $48,650 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Georgia: median $49,310, $46,180 below the dental hygienist median
- Orthodontist salary in Georgia: median $159,230
- Oral Surgeon salary in Georgia: median $129,010
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.