Dental Hygienists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$109,220avg. a year
$52.51 an hour · 14,230 employed
Dental Hygienists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $109,220 a year. That is $5,580 (5%) more than the New York average of $103,640. The U.S. average is $98,990.
$109,720Median pay
$52.51Average hourly
+5%vs. New York average
14,230Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for dental hygienists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1450 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$98,260
$47.24 an hour
290 jobs
Kingston, NY
$94,550
$45.46 an hour
360 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$93,170
$44.79 an hour
4730 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$93,080
$44.75 an hour
5580 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$91,560
$44.02 an hour
6160 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$90,920
$43.71 an hour
790 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$89,120
$42.85 an hour
8940 jobs
Rochester, NY
$88,770
$42.68 an hour
970 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$86,380
$41.53 an hour
10760 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$83,770
$40.27 an hour
11190 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$82,440
$39.63 an hour
1240 jobs
Elmira, NY
$75,520
$36.31 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do dental hygienists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $109,220 a year, and the median is $109,720. About 14,230 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $5,580 (5%) more than the New York average of $103,640.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.05 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1292. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.