Dental Hygienist salary in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO-IL
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the St. Louis metro earns $97,650 ($46.95/hr). St. Louis is about the national median ($98,100).
Dental Hygienist pay in St. Louis: the analysis
At a verified median of $97,650, dental hygienists in St. Louis earn about the U.S. median. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, St. Louis ranks 122nd.
Compared with Missouri as a whole (median $92,750), St. Louis pays dental hygienists about 5% more — modestly 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 $78,760, while the top tenth earn $99,400 or more — a spread of about $20,640. 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 2,150 dental hygienists employed in St. Louis — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within St. Louis, a dental hygienist earns about 2.2× less than a general dentist and about 2.0× what a dental assistant earns ($210,430, $48,120 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — St. Louis (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $78,760 | $37.87/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $83,430 | $40.11/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $97,650 | $46.95/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $98,820 | $47.51/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $99,400 | $47.79/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $91,900 | $44.18/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in St. Louis?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the St. Louis metro earns about $97,650 ($46.95/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does St. Louis dental hygienist pay compare to Missouri overall?
The verified BLS OEWS St. Louis metro median is about $97,650, versus the verified BLS OEWS Missouri statewide median of about $92,750.
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