Dental Hygienist salary in Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls, TX
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Wichita Falls metro earns $91,340 ($43.91/hr). Wichita Falls pays roughly 7% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Wichita Falls: the analysis
At a verified median of $91,340, dental hygienists in Wichita Falls earn modestly below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 7%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Wichita Falls ranks 194th.
Compared with Texas as a whole (median $99,240), Wichita Falls pays dental hygienists about 8% 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 $77,860, while the top tenth earn $96,610 or more — a spread of about $18,750. 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 40 dental hygienists employed in Wichita Falls — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Wichita Falls, a dental hygienist earns about 1.6× less than a general dentist and about 2.3× what a dental assistant earns ($148,800, $40,280 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Wichita Falls (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $77,860 | $37.43/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $79,810 | $38.37/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $91,340 | $43.91/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $95,220 | $45.78/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $96,610 | $46.45/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $87,370 | $42.00/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Wichita Falls?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Wichita Falls metro earns about $91,340 ($43.91/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Wichita Falls dental hygienist pay compare to Texas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Wichita Falls metro median is about $91,340, versus the verified BLS OEWS Texas statewide median of about $99,240.
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