Dental Hygienist salary in Salisbury
Salisbury, MD
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Salisbury metro earns $97,310 ($46.78/hr). Salisbury is about the national median ($98,100).
Dental Hygienist pay in Salisbury: the analysis
At a verified median of $97,310, dental hygienists in Salisbury earn in line with the U.S. median of $98,100 . Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Salisbury ranks 126th.
Compared with Maryland as a whole (median $107,830), Salisbury pays dental hygienists about 10% 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 $74,100, while the top tenth earn $120,130 or more — a spread of about $46,030. 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 Salisbury — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Salisbury, a dental hygienist earns about 1.4× less than a general dentist and about 2.1× what a dental assistant earns ($136,010, $46,850 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Salisbury (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $74,100 | $35.63/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $85,780 | $41.24/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $97,310 | $46.78/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $109,080 | $52.44/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $120,130 | $57.75/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $97,530 | $46.89/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Salisbury?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Salisbury metro earns about $97,310 ($46.78/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Salisbury dental hygienist pay compare to Maryland overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Salisbury metro median is about $97,310, versus the verified BLS OEWS Maryland statewide median of about $107,830.
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