Dental Hygienist salary in Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda, FL
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Punta Gorda metro earns $94,740 ($45.55/hr). Punta Gorda pays roughly 3% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Punta Gorda: the analysis
At a verified median of $94,740, dental hygienists in Punta Gorda earn slightly below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 3%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Punta Gorda ranks 154th.
Compared with Florida as a whole (median $91,980), Punta Gorda 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 $79,910, while the top tenth earn $104,680 or more — a spread of about $24,770. 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 70 dental hygienists employed in Punta Gorda — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Punta Gorda, a dental hygienist earns about 1.8× less than a general dentist and about 1.9× what a dental assistant earns ($171,220, $51,020 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Punta Gorda (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $79,910 | $38.42/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $81,550 | $39.21/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $94,740 | $45.55/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $96,290 | $46.29/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $104,680 | $50.33/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $90,740 | $43.63/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Punta Gorda?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Punta Gorda metro earns about $94,740 ($45.55/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Punta Gorda dental hygienist pay compare to Florida overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Punta Gorda metro median is about $94,740, versus the verified BLS OEWS Florida statewide median of about $91,980.
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