Dental Hygienist salary in Colorado Springs

At a verified median of $118,410, dental hygienists in Colorado Springs earn notably above the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 21%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Colorado Springs ranks 35th.

Compared with Colorado as a whole (median $109,580), Colorado Springs pays dental hygienists about 8% more — modestly 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 $101,540, while the top tenth earn $129,460 or more — a spread of about $27,920. 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 500 dental hygienists employed in Colorado Springs — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Colorado Springs, a dental hygienist earns about 1.3× less than a general dentist and about 2.5× what a dental assistant earns ($158,830, $48,290 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.