Dental Hygienist salary in Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Eau Claire metro earns $86,830 ($41.74/hr). Eau Claire pays roughly 11% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Eau Claire: the analysis
At a verified median of $86,830, dental hygienists in Eau Claire earn modestly below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 11%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Eau Claire ranks 216th.
Compared with Wisconsin as a whole (median $96,540), Eau Claire pays dental hygienists about 10% 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 $78,740, while the top tenth earn $102,460 or more — a spread of about $23,720. 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 180 dental hygienists employed in Eau Claire — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Eau Claire, a dental hygienist earns about 2.4× less than a general dentist and about 1.9× what a dental assistant earns ($209,750, $46,850 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Eau Claire (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $78,740 | $37.86/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $81,370 | $39.12/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $86,830 | $41.75/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $96,940 | $46.61/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $102,460 | $49.26/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $89,920 | $43.23/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Eau Claire?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Eau Claire metro earns about $86,830 ($41.74/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Eau Claire dental hygienist pay compare to Wisconsin overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Eau Claire metro median is about $86,830, versus the verified BLS OEWS Wisconsin statewide median of about $96,540.
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