Dental Hygienist salary in Fort Collins
Fort Collins–Loveland, CO
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Fort Collins metro earns $106,650 ($51.27/hr). Fort Collins pays roughly 9% above the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Fort Collins: the analysis
At a verified median of $106,650, dental hygienists in Fort Collins earn modestly above the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 9%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Fort Collins ranks 55th.
Compared with Colorado as a whole (median $109,580), Fort Collins pays dental hygienists about 3% less than the statewide median. 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 $104,680, while the top tenth earn $122,010 or more — a spread of about $17,330. 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 450 dental hygienists employed in Fort Collins — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Fort Collins, a dental hygienist earns about 1.7× less than a general dentist and about 2.2× what a dental assistant earns ($180,210, $48,080 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Fort Collins (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $104,680 | $50.33/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $105,060 | $50.51/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $106,650 | $51.27/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $115,480 | $55.52/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $122,010 | $58.66/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $109,710 | $52.75/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Fort Collins?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Fort Collins metro earns about $106,650 ($51.27/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Fort Collins dental hygienist pay compare to Colorado overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Fort Collins metro median is about $106,650, versus the verified BLS OEWS Colorado statewide median of about $109,580.
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