Dental Hygienist salary in New Haven
New Haven, CT
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the New Haven metro earns $98,170 ($47.20/hr). New Haven is about the national median ($98,100).
Dental Hygienist pay in New Haven: the analysis
At a verified median of $98,170, dental hygienists in New Haven earn about the U.S. median. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, New Haven ranks 115th.
Compared with Connecticut as a whole (median $100,690), New Haven 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 $88,170, while the top tenth earn $102,650 or more — a spread of about $14,480. 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 470 dental hygienists employed in New Haven — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within New Haven, a dental hygienist earns about 1.3× less than a general dentist and about 1.7× what a dental assistant earns ($129,380, $56,650 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — New Haven (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $88,170 | $42.39/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $90,440 | $43.48/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $98,170 | $47.20/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $101,030 | $48.57/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $102,650 | $49.35/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $96,300 | $46.30/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in New Haven?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the New Haven metro earns about $98,170 ($47.20/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does New Haven dental hygienist pay compare to Connecticut overall?
The verified BLS OEWS New Haven metro median is about $98,170, versus the verified BLS OEWS Connecticut statewide median of about $100,690.
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