Dental Hygienist Salary in New York: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$89,960
Median (50th)
$106,130
75th percentile
$121,740
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in New York?
The median dental hygienist in New York earns $106,130 a year ($51.03 an hour), which is $8,030 above the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby Connecticut ($100,690) and Massachusetts ($100,640) but less than in New Jersey ($107,040). The mean is $103,640.
That ranks 10th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in New York
The middle half of New York dental hygienists earn $89,960 to $121,740. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $77,680, $2,800 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $126,640, $590 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in New York
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts New York's 2024 price level at 107.9 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.9% above the national average, and housing (index 122.2) runs 22.2% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $106,130 median is worth about $98,340 — $240 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in New York
BLS counts about 13,660 dental hygienist jobs in New York, 6.1% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.41 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold about the same share of local jobs as nationally (location quotient 0.98).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in New York
Across the 13 New York metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $73,210 in Elmira to $109,720 in New York, a spread of $36,510.
All dental roles by metro: Albany · Buffalo · Glens Falls · Kingston · Kiryas Joel · New York · Rochester · Syracuse
Who's hiring dental hygienists in New York now
DentistryHires has 139 open dental hygienist listings in New York from 104 employers, the most of them in New York City (13).
93 post hourly pay, from $17 to $150 an hour; 3 post a salary from $90,958 to $158,098 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in New York
Dental hygienist practice in New York is regulated by the New York State Board for 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 New York Compares
Other dental salaries in New York
- Dentist salary in New York: median $183,060, $76,930 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in New York: median $48,110, $58,020 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in New York: median $52,460, $53,670 below the dental hygienist median
- Orthodontist salary in New York: median $172,980
- Oral Surgeon salary in New York: median $342,710
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.