Dental Hygienist salary in Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Tulsa metro earns $100,350 ($48.24/hr). Tulsa pays roughly 2% above the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Tulsa: the analysis
At a verified median of $100,350, dental hygienists in Tulsa earn slightly above the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 2%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Tulsa ranks 86th.
Compared with Oklahoma as a whole (median $97,580), Tulsa pays dental hygienists about 3% more — slightly 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 $76,580, while the top tenth earn $122,410 or more — a spread of about $45,830. 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 820 dental hygienists employed in Tulsa — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Tulsa, a dental hygienist earns about 1.6× less than a general dentist and about 2.2× what a dental assistant earns ($165,280, $46,510 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Tulsa (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $76,580 | $36.82/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $96,090 | $46.20/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $100,350 | $48.25/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $103,780 | $49.89/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $122,410 | $58.85/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $97,880 | $47.06/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Tulsa?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Tulsa metro earns about $100,350 ($48.24/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Tulsa dental hygienist pay compare to Oklahoma overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Tulsa metro median is about $100,350, versus the verified BLS OEWS Oklahoma statewide median of about $97,580.
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