Dental Hygienist salary in Roanoke
Roanoke, VA
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Roanoke metro earns $98,550 ($47.38/hr). Roanoke is about the national median ($98,100).
Dental Hygienist pay in Roanoke: the analysis
At a verified median of $98,550, dental hygienists in Roanoke earn about the U.S. median. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Roanoke ranks 108th.
Compared with Virginia as a whole (median $102,950), Roanoke pays dental hygienists about 4% 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 $80,020, while the top tenth earn $121,990 or more — a spread of about $41,970. 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 170 dental hygienists employed in Roanoke — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Roanoke, a dental hygienist earns about 1.7× less than a general dentist and about 2.2× what a dental assistant earns ($166,160, $45,170 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Roanoke (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $80,020 | $38.47/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $94,690 | $45.52/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $98,550 | $47.38/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $102,580 | $49.32/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $121,990 | $58.65/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $99,330 | $47.75/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Roanoke?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Roanoke metro earns about $98,550 ($47.38/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Roanoke dental hygienist pay compare to Virginia overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Roanoke metro median is about $98,550, versus the verified BLS OEWS Virginia statewide median of about $102,950.
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