Dental Hygienist Salary in Wyoming: What Dental Hygienists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$61,360
Median (50th)
$85,130
75th percentile
$96,890
National median
$98,100
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1292), May 2025
What does a dental hygienist make in Wyoming?
The median dental hygienist in Wyoming earns $85,130 a year ($40.93 an hour), which is $12,970 below the national median of $98,100, but less than in nearby Colorado ($109,580), Montana ($98,440) and Idaho ($94,650). The mean is $82,320.
That ranks 41st of the 49 states plus DC where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Wyoming
The middle half of Wyoming dental hygienists earn $61,360 to $96,890. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $61,020, $13,860 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $99,350, $26,700 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Wyoming
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Wyoming's 2024 price level at 92.7 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.3% below the national average, and housing (index 71.1) runs 28.9% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $85,130 median is worth about $91,840 — $6,260 below the national median of $98,100.
How many dental hygienists work in Wyoming
BLS counts about 500 dental hygienist jobs in Wyoming, 0.2% of the 222,740 nationwide, or 1.78 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental hygienists hold a 24% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.24).
Dental Hygienist Salary by City in Wyoming
Across the 2 Wyoming metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median, pay runs from $85,220 in Cheyenne to $90,620 in Casper, a spread of $5,400.
Who's hiring dental hygienists in Wyoming now
DentistryHires has 2 open dental hygienist listings in Wyoming from 2 employers, one each in Casper and Laramie.
1 posts hourly pay, from $16 to $20 an hour. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dental Hygienist Regulatory Context in Wyoming
Dental hygienist practice in Wyoming is regulated by the Wyoming 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 Wyoming Compares
Other dental salaries in Wyoming
- Dentist salary in Wyoming: median $123,830, $38,700 above the dental hygienist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Wyoming: median $44,990, $40,140 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.