Dental Hygienist Salary in Oklahoma: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
Posted pay in Oklahoma dental hygienist listings
$48/hrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $48–$49/hr, from 4 distinct pay ranges at 4 employers (Chenega Corporation, Heartland Dental, Homsey Family Dentistry).
From DentistryHires' live job listings as of November 13, 2026. See the listings
25th percentile
$95,980
Median (50th)
$97,580
75th percentile
$103,210
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Oklahoma?
The median dental hygienist in Oklahoma earns $97,580 a year ($46.91 an hour), which is $520 below the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby New Mexico ($95,940) but less than in Colorado ($109,580) and Texas ($99,240).
The mean is $98,000.
That ranks 22nd of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Oklahoma
The middle half of Oklahoma dental hygienists earn $95,980 to $103,210.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $81,290, $6,410 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $119,760, $6,290 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Oklahoma
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Oklahoma's 2024 price level at 87.8 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 12.2% below the national average, and housing (index 62.8) runs 37.2% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $97,580 median is worth about $111,080 — $12,980 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Oklahoma
BLS counts about 2,860 dental hygienist jobs in Oklahoma, 1.3% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.674 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 Oklahoma
Across the 3 Oklahoma metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $92,210 in Lawton to $100,350 in Tulsa, a spread of $8,140.
All dental roles by metro: Oklahoma City · Tulsa
What Dental Hygienist Job Listings in Oklahoma Show Right Now
From the 28 active dental hygienist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Pay employers post
- 54% of dental hygienist listings in Oklahoma state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Paid time offnamed in 57%
- Health insurancenamed in 54%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 46%
- Flexible schedulingnamed in 29%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 25%
- 401(k) plannamed in 21%
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 28 jobs →Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Oklahoma
Dental hygienist practice in Oklahoma is regulated by the Oklahoma State 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 Oklahoma Compares
Other dental salaries in Oklahoma
- Dentist salary in Oklahoma: median $166,170, $68,590 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Oklahoma: median $45,740, $51,840 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Oklahoma: median $48,670, $48,910 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.