Dental Hygienist salary in Helena
Helena, MT
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Helena metro earns $98,200 ($47.21/hr). Helena is about the national median ($98,100).
Dental Hygienist pay in Helena: the analysis
At a verified median of $98,200, dental hygienists in Helena earn about the U.S. median. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Helena ranks 114th.
Compared with Montana as a whole (median $98,440), Helena tracks the statewide median closely. 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 $80,750, while the top tenth earn $101,640 or more — a spread of about $20,890. 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 80 dental hygienists employed in Helena — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Helena, a dental hygienist earns about 1.7× less than a general dentist and about 2.1× what a dental assistant earns ($168,900, $46,870 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Helena (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $80,750 | $38.82/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $96,100 | $46.20/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $98,200 | $47.21/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $100,110 | $48.13/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $101,640 | $48.87/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $95,680 | $46.00/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Helena?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Helena metro earns about $98,200 ($47.21/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Helena dental hygienist pay compare to Montana overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Helena metro median is about $98,200, versus the verified BLS OEWS Montana statewide median of about $98,440.
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