Dental Hygienist salary in Homosassa Springs
Homosassa Springs, FL
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Homosassa Springs metro earns $81,810 ($39.33/hr). Homosassa Springs pays roughly 17% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Homosassa Springs: the analysis
At a verified median of $81,810, dental hygienists in Homosassa Springs earn notably below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 17%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Homosassa Springs ranks 290th.
Compared with Florida as a whole (median $91,980), Homosassa Springs pays dental hygienists about 11% 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 $78,890, while the top tenth earn $92,400 or more — a spread of about $13,510. 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 50 dental hygienists employed in Homosassa Springs — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Homosassa Springs, a dental hygienist earns about 2.0× less than a general dentist and about 1.8× what a dental assistant earns ($163,520, $45,140 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Homosassa Springs (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $78,890 | $37.93/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $79,270 | $38.11/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $81,810 | $39.33/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $91,360 | $43.92/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $92,400 | $44.42/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $85,070 | $40.90/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Homosassa Springs?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Homosassa Springs metro earns about $81,810 ($39.33/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Homosassa Springs dental hygienist pay compare to Florida overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Homosassa Springs metro median is about $81,810, versus the verified BLS OEWS Florida statewide median of about $91,980.
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