Dental Hygienist salary in Twin Falls
Twin Falls, ID
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Twin Falls metro earns $93,070 ($44.75/hr). Twin Falls pays roughly 5% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Twin Falls: the analysis
At a verified median of $93,070, dental hygienists in Twin Falls earn modestly below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 5%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Twin Falls ranks 176th.
Compared with Idaho as a whole (median $94,650), Twin Falls pays dental hygienists about 2% 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 $80,480, while the top tenth earn $99,010 or more — a spread of about $18,530. 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 110 dental hygienists employed in Twin Falls — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Twin Falls, a dental hygienist earns about 1.4× less than a general dentist and about 2.1× what a dental assistant earns ($134,550, $44,610 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Twin Falls (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $80,480 | $38.69/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $91,670 | $44.07/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $93,070 | $44.75/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $94,200 | $45.29/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $99,010 | $47.60/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $91,140 | $43.82/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Twin Falls?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Twin Falls metro earns about $93,070 ($44.75/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Twin Falls dental hygienist pay compare to Idaho overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Twin Falls metro median is about $93,070, versus the verified BLS OEWS Idaho statewide median of about $94,650.
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