Dental Hygienist salary in Maryland

At a verified median of $107,830, dental hygienists in Maryland earn modestly above the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 10%. Among the 51 states where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Maryland ranks 8th.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental hygienists in this state earn around $85,440, while the top tenth earn $122,740 or more — a spread of about $37,300. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.

The BLS counts roughly 3,500 dental hygienists employed in Maryland — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Maryland, a dental hygienist earns about 1.6× less than a general dentist and about 2.2× what a dental assistant earns ($168,500, $48,620 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.

Within the state, dental hygienist pay is highest in Baltimore at about $116,130 and lowest in Hagerstown at about $83,460. Metro-level demand and cost of living explain most of the in-state variation — see the metro breakdown below.