Dental Hygienist salary in Little Rock
Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Little Rock metro earns $89,160 ($42.87/hr). Little Rock pays roughly 9% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Little Rock: the analysis
At a verified median of $89,160, dental hygienists in Little Rock earn modestly below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 9%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Little Rock ranks 205th.
Compared with Arkansas as a whole (median $86,760), Little Rock pays dental hygienists about 3% more — slightly above the statewide figure. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.
The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental hygienists in this metro area earn around $83,200, while the top tenth earn $96,230 or more — a spread of about $13,030. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.
The BLS counts roughly 490 dental hygienists employed in Little Rock — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Little Rock, a dental hygienist earns about 1.9× less than a general dentist and about 2.0× what a dental assistant earns ($172,250, $45,140 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Little Rock (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $83,200 | $40.00/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $85,080 | $40.90/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $89,160 | $42.87/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $91,960 | $44.21/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $96,230 | $46.26/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $88,700 | $42.64/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Little Rock?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Little Rock metro earns about $89,160 ($42.87/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Little Rock dental hygienist pay compare to Arkansas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Little Rock metro median is about $89,160, versus the verified BLS OEWS Arkansas statewide median of about $86,760.
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