Dental Hygienist Salary in Michigan: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$79,670
Median (50th)
$83,790
75th percentile
$93,310
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Michigan?
The median dental hygienist in Michigan earns $83,790 a year ($40.28 an hour), which is $14,310 below the national median of $98,100, but less than in nearby Wisconsin ($96,540), Indiana ($92,330) and Ohio ($88,990). The mean is $85,940.
That ranks 45th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Michigan
The middle half of Michigan dental hygienists earn $79,670 to $93,310. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $77,230, $2,350 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $96,970, $29,080 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Michigan
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Michigan's 2024 price level at 96.2 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.8% below the national average, and housing (index 82.3) runs 17.7% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $83,790 median is worth about $87,080 — $11,020 below the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Michigan
BLS counts about 8,640 dental hygienist jobs in Michigan, 3.9% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.963 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold a 37% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.37).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Michigan
Across the 15 Michigan metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $78,660 in Monroe to $91,900 in Ann Arbor, a spread of $13,240.
All dental roles by metro: Ann Arbor · Battle Creek · Detroit · Flint · Grand Rapids · Kalamazoo · Lansing · Midland · Muskegon · Niles · Saginaw
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Michigan now
DentistryHires has 105 open dental hygienist listings in Michigan from 69 employers, the most of them in Grand Rapids (6).
58 post hourly pay, from $32 to $70 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Michigan
Dental hygienist practice in Michigan is regulated by the Michigan 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 Michigan Compares
Other dental salaries in Michigan
- Dentist salary in Michigan: median $169,930, $86,140 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Michigan: median $48,820, $34,970 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Michigan: median $49,570, $34,220 below the dental hygienist median
- Orthodontist salary in Michigan: median $357,090
- Oral Surgeon salary in Michigan: median $97,040
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.