Dental Hygienist Salary in Nevada: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$104,330
Median (50th)
$115,290
75th percentile
$121,730
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Nevada?
The median dental hygienist in Nevada earns $115,290 a year ($55.43 an hour), which is $17,190 above the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby Arizona ($101,010) but less than in California ($124,930) and Oregon ($122,080). The mean is $114,360.
That ranks 6th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Nevada
The middle half of Nevada dental hygienists earn $104,330 to $121,730. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $99,800, $24,920 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $129,460, $3,410 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Nevada
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Nevada's 2024 price level at 100.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run level with the national average, and housing (index 114.1) runs 14.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $115,290 median is worth about $115,310 — $17,210 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Nevada
BLS counts about 1,510 dental hygienist jobs in Nevada, 0.7% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 0.971 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold a 32% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.68). BLS rates this count as imprecise (relative standard error 25.8%).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Nevada
Across the 3 Nevada metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $109,210 in Las Vegas to $121,500 in Carson City, a spread of $12,290.
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Nevada now
DentistryHires has 43 open dental hygienist listings in Nevada from 18 employers, the most of them in Las Vegas (17).
37 post hourly pay, from $25 to $90 an hour; 1 posts a salary from $76,020 to $84,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Nevada
Dental hygienist practice in Nevada is regulated by the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners.
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 Nevada Compares
Other dental salaries in Nevada
- Dentist salary in Nevada: median $162,200, $46,910 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Nevada: median $47,110, $68,180 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Nevada: median $48,190, $67,100 below the dental hygienist median
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.