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Dental Hygienist Salary in Houston, Texas (2025)

Hygienist pay across the Houston metro area, which includes its suburbs, compared with the rest of Texas.

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The median dental hygienist in the Houston metro area earns $50.45/hr, about $104,936 a year full time (BLS, May 2025). That is 6% above the Texas median of $47.71/hr.

Data updated: May 2025

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$85,280 – $107,328

Dental hygienist, mid career (3–9 years), in Texas.

Typical for your level

$99,237

BLS 50th percentile.

In national-price dollars

$102,246

What the same pay buys at average US prices (BEA price parity).

The median dental hygienist in Texas earns $47.71 an hour, 1% above the national median of $47.16.

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The calculator uses the statewide percentiles. The table below is specific to the Houston metro.

Pay range in Houston

BLS May 2025. Annual = hourly x 2,080.
	Houston	Texas	United States
10th percentile	$41.13/hr	$34.39/hr	$36.00/hr
25th percentile	$47.70/hr	$41.00/hr	$40.18/hr
Median	$50.45/hr	$47.71/hr	$47.16/hr
75th percentile	$51.54/hr	$51.60/hr	$52.16/hr
90th percentile	$52.21/hr	$56.68/hr	$60.60/hr

Other Texas metros

Metro area	Median hourly	Median annual
Houston	$50.45/hr	$104,936
Austin	$50.71/hr	$105,477
Dallas–Fort Worth	$48.98/hr	$101,878
San Antonio	$47.34/hr	$98,467

Hiring a hygienist in Houston?

Three in four Houston hygienists earn less than $51.54/hr. An offer at or above that rate competes with almost any local job they could move from.

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Method and sources

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 release, occupation 29-1292 (Dental Hygienists). BLS reports hourly percentiles; annual figures are hourly x 2,080 hours, the same conversion BLS uses.

The price-adjusted figure divides pay by the state's Regional Price Parity from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), where 100 is the national average.

The calculator maps experience to percentile bands: entry level reads the 10th to 25th percentile, mid career the 25th to 75th, senior the 75th to 90th. BLS does not publish pay by years of experience, so treat the bands as a guide, not a quote.

Figures cover wage and salary workers. Self-employed hygienists are not in the survey.

For information only. Not legal, tax or financial advice.

Common questions

How much do dental hygienists make in Houston?

The metro median is $50.45/hr and the mean is $48.77/hr (BLS, May 2025).

What is the pay range for hygienists in Houston?

The 10th percentile is $41.13/hr and the 90th is $52.21/hr. The middle half earn $47.70/hr to $51.54/hr.

How many hygienists work in the Houston area?

BLS counts 3,060, about 19% of the 16,380 in Texas.