Dental Hygienist Salary in Texas: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
Posted pay in Texas dental hygienist listings
$49.50/hrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $47–$52.50/hr, from 56 distinct pay ranges at 45 employers (Pacific Dental Services, Heartland Dental, Community Dental Partners).
From DentistryHires' live job listings as of November 13, 2026. See the listings
25th percentile
$85,280
Median (50th)
$99,240
75th percentile
$107,320
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Texas?
The median dental hygienist in Texas earns $99,240 a year ($47.71 an hour), which is $1,140 above the national median of $98,100, and more than in nearby Oklahoma ($97,580), New Mexico ($95,940) and Arkansas ($86,760).
The mean is $96,240.
That ranks 17th of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Texas
The middle half of Texas dental hygienists earn $85,280 to $107,320.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $71,530, $3,350 below the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $117,890, $8,160 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Texas
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Texas's 2024 price level at 97.1 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 2.9% below the national average, and housing (index 96.5) runs 3.5% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $99,240 median is worth about $102,250 — $4,150 above the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Texas
BLS counts about 16,380 dental hygienist jobs in Texas, 7.4% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.164 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dental hygienists hold a 19% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.81).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Texas
Across the 23 Texas metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $81,920 in Longview to $105,480 in Austin, a spread of $23,560.
All dental roles by metro: Abilene · Amarillo · Brownsville · Corpus Christi · Dallas · El Paso · Houston · Lubbock · McAllen · San Antonio · Tyler · Victoria
What Dental Hygienist Job Listings in Texas Show Right Now
From the 130 active dental hygienist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Heartland Dental22
- Pacific Dental Services21
- Smile Brands11
- Community Dental Partners9
- Ideal Dental3
- Alamo Heights Family Dental2
Pay employers post
- Median $47.50 an hour; the middle half of posted pay runs $45.50–$51.50 (92 listings that state an hourly rate)
- 71% of dental hygienist listings in Texas state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Paid time offnamed in 69%
- Health insurancenamed in 65%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 47%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 45%
- 401(k) plannamed in 44%
- Employee discounts or free dental carenamed in 26%
- Flexible schedulingnamed in 25%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 20%
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 130 jobs →Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Texas
Dental hygienist practice in Texas is regulated by the Texas 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 Texas Compares
Other dental salaries in Texas
- Dentist salary in Texas: median $162,360, $63,120 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Texas: median $45,430, $53,810 below the dental hygienist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Texas: median $46,330, $52,910 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.