Dental Hygienist Salary in Montana: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
Posted pay in Montana dental hygienist listings
$51/hrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $50–$53/hr, from 7 distinct pay ranges at 7 employers (Alpine Dental-Bozeman MT, ASCENT DENTAL, Cottonwood Creek Dental).
From DentistryHires' live job listings as of November 14, 2026. See the listings
25th percentile
$94,460
Median (50th)
$98,440
75th percentile
$100,920
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Montana?
The median dental hygienist in Montana earns $98,440 a year ($47.33 an hour), which is $340 above the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby Idaho ($94,650), South Dakota ($92,210) and North Dakota ($90,530).
The mean is $96,730.
That ranks 19th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Montana
The middle half of Montana dental hygienists earn $94,460 to $100,920.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $83,060, $8,180 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $104,780, $21,270 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Montana
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Montana's 2024 price level at 94.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.4% below the national average, and housing (index 84.6) runs 15.4% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $98,440 median is worth about $104,010 — $5,910 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Montana
BLS counts about 860 dental hygienist jobs in Montana, 0.4% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.678 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dental hygienists hold a 17% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.17).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Montana
Across the 5 Montana metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $94,460 in Great Falls to $104,650 in Bozeman, a spread of $10,190.
What Dental Hygienist Job Listings in Montana Show Right Now
From the 9 active dental hygienist listings on DentistryHires as of November 14, 2026.
Pay employers post
- 78% of dental hygienist listings in Montana state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Paid time offnamed in 78%
- Health insurancenamed in 67%
- Employee discounts or free dental carenamed in 56%
Source: active dental hygienist listings on DentistryHires, updated daily. Pay figures use only listings that state pay (midpoint of each posted range) and are hidden when one employer posted most of them. Benefits count listings that name the benefit; a listing that doesn’t mention one may still offer it.
Browse 9 jobs →Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Montana
Dental hygienist practice in Montana is regulated by the Montana 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 Montana Compares
Other dental salaries in Montana
- Dentist salary in Montana: median $167,200, $68,760 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Montana: median $46,680, $51,760 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Montana: median $47,560, $50,880 below the dental hygienist median
- Orthodontist salary in Montana: median $312,840
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.