Dental Hygienist Salary in Maine: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$88,400
Median (50th)
$97,680
75th percentile
$102,440
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Maine?
The median dental hygienist in Maine earns $97,680 a year ($46.96 an hour), which is $420 below the national median of $98,100, but less than in nearby New Hampshire ($101,250). The mean is $96,440.
That ranks 21st of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Maine
The middle half of Maine dental hygienists earn $88,400 to $102,440. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $83,420, $8,540 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $108,680, $17,370 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Maine
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Maine's 2024 price level at 97.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.0% below the national average, and housing (index 78.9) runs 21.1% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $97,680 median is worth about $100,650 — $2,550 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Maine
BLS counts about 1,060 dental hygienist jobs in Maine, 0.5% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.657 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold a 16% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.16).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Maine
Across the 2 Maine metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $88,450 in Bangor to $98,880 in Portland, a spread of $10,430.
All dental roles by metro: Portland
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Maine now
DentistryHires has 20 open dental hygienist listings in Maine from 20 employers, the most of them in Portland (2).
13 post hourly pay, from $35 to $80 an hour; 1 posts a salary from $97,000 to $105,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Maine
Dental hygienist practice in Maine is regulated by the Maine Board of Dental Practice.
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 Maine Compares
Other dental salaries in Maine
- Dentist salary in Maine: median $209,200
- Dental Assistant salary in Maine: median $60,070, $37,610 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Maine: median $64,020, $33,660 below the dental hygienist median
- Orthodontist salary in Maine: median $301,250
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.