Dental Hygienist salary in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Fond du Lac metro earns $93,150 ($44.78/hr). Fond du Lac pays roughly 5% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Fond du Lac: the analysis
At a verified median of $93,150, dental hygienists in Fond du Lac earn modestly below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 5%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Fond du Lac ranks 174th.
Compared with Wisconsin as a whole (median $96,540), Fond du Lac 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 $77,790, while the top tenth earn $97,280 or more — a spread of about $19,490. 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 90 dental hygienists employed in Fond du Lac — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Fond du Lac, a dental hygienist earns about 1.8× less than a general dentist and about 1.9× what a dental assistant earns ($169,070, $49,470 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Fond du Lac (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $77,790 | $37.40/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $81,910 | $39.38/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $93,150 | $44.78/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $96,070 | $46.19/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $97,280 | $46.77/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $90,570 | $43.54/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Fond du Lac?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Fond du Lac metro earns about $93,150 ($44.78/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Fond du Lac dental hygienist pay compare to Wisconsin overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Fond du Lac metro median is about $93,150, versus the verified BLS OEWS Wisconsin statewide median of about $96,540.
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