Dental Hygienists pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$97,220avg. a year
$46.74 an hour · 7,050 employed
Dental Hygienists in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $97,220 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $96,240. The U.S. average is $98,990.
$101,870Median pay
$46.74Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
7,050Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for dental hygienists in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 22.
13,060 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$101,440
$48.77 an hour
21,270 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$99,890
$48.02 an hour
3920 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$94,990
$45.67 an hour
4150 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$93,450
$44.93 an hour
5130 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$93,440
$44.92 an hour
6190 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$93,070
$44.74 an hour
7150 jobs
Waco, TX
$91,130
$43.81 an hour
8120 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$90,880
$43.69 an hour
9210 jobs
Tyler, TX
$90,050
$43.29 an hour
1070 jobs
Abilene, TX
$89,540
$43.05 an hour
11170 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$87,860
$42.24 an hour
1240 jobs
Victoria, TX
$87,630
$42.13 an hour
1340 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$87,370
$42.01 an hour
14180 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$87,190
$41.92 an hour
15150 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$87,140
$41.89 an hour
16110 jobs
Longview, TX
$86,050
$41.37 an hour
1750 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$85,040
$40.89 an hour
18120 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$83,430
$40.11 an hour
19320 jobs
El Paso, TX
$83,390
$40.09 an hour
2090 jobs
Laredo, TX
$82,850
$39.83 an hour
21210 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$82,840
$39.83 an hour
2270 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$82,270
$39.56 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
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| Nurse Practitioners | $130,280 |
| Pharmacists | $137,540 |
| Physical Therapists | $110,570 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $100,090 |
| Physicians, All Other | $229,380 |
Questions and answers
How much do dental hygienists make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $97,220 a year, and the median is $101,870. About 7,050 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $96,240.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.21 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.