Dental Hygienist salary in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, IA
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Cedar Rapids metro earns $82,270 ($39.55/hr). Cedar Rapids pays roughly 16% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Cedar Rapids: the analysis
At a verified median of $82,270, dental hygienists in Cedar Rapids earn notably below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 16%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Cedar Rapids ranks 280th.
Compared with Iowa as a whole (median $84,010), Cedar Rapids 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 $78,350, while the top tenth earn $93,010 or more — a spread of about $14,660. 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 200 dental hygienists employed in Cedar Rapids — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Cedar Rapids, a dental hygienist earns about 2.1× less than a general dentist and about 1.7× what a dental assistant earns ($175,420, $48,310 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Cedar Rapids (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $78,350 | $37.67/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $80,760 | $38.83/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $82,270 | $39.55/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $91,950 | $44.21/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $93,010 | $44.72/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $85,470 | $41.09/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Cedar Rapids?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Cedar Rapids metro earns about $82,270 ($39.55/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Cedar Rapids dental hygienist pay compare to Iowa overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Cedar Rapids metro median is about $82,270, versus the verified BLS OEWS Iowa statewide median of about $84,010.
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