Dental Salary Data · BLS OEWS May 2025
Dental Hygienist Salary in Massachusetts
The median dental hygienist earns $100,640 a year in Massachusetts, with most between $98,150 and $106,220.
25th percentile
$98,150
Entry / lower range
Median
$100,640
The typical pay
75th percentile
$106,220
Experienced / upper range
That's roughly $100,640 per year or $48.39/hr at the median. Massachusetts runs about 3% above the national median.
What drives dental hygienist pay in Massachusetts
Pay for a dental hygienistdepends on experience, setting, and metro. Group practices and dental support organizations (DSOs) often sit toward the upper end of the range, since they compete for talent across multiple locations and can offer benefits and advancement a single practice can't.
Across dentistry, hiring is hard and getting harder: staffing is consistently ranked among dentists' top challenges, and open roles routinely take well over two months to fill. For candidates, that means leverage; for employers, it means speed and fit matter more than ever.
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Dental Hygienist salary in Massachusetts: FAQ
What is the average dental hygienist salary in Massachusetts?
The median dental hygienist salary in Massachusetts is about $100,640 per year ($48.39/hr), based on BLS OEWS data (May 2025). Most earn between $98,150 and $106,220.
How does Massachusetts compare to the national average?
At a $100,640 median, dental hygienist pay in Massachusetts runs about 3% above the national median. Local cost of living and demand drive most of the difference.
Which Massachusetts cities pay dental hygienists the most?
Among Massachusetts metros, Boston-Cambridge-Newton is at the top, with a median around $101,990.
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