Dental Hygienist salary in Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
The verified BLS median dental hygienist in the Green Bay metro earns $91,920 ($44.19/hr). Green Bay pays roughly 6% below the national median of $98,100.
Dental Hygienist pay in Green Bay: the analysis
At a verified median of $91,920, dental hygienists in Green Bay earn modestly below the U.S. median of $98,100 — a gap of about 6%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental hygienist pay, Green Bay ranks 188th.
Compared with Wisconsin as a whole (median $96,540), Green Bay pays dental hygienists about 5% 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 $80,700, while the top tenth earn $98,190 or more — a spread of about $17,490. 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 340 dental hygienists employed in Green Bay — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Green Bay, a dental hygienist earns about 2.2× less than a general dentist and about 1.9× what a dental assistant earns ($199,520, $48,700 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Hygienist pay distribution — Green Bay (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $80,700 | $38.80/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $83,550 | $40.17/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $91,920 | $44.19/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $94,200 | $45.29/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $98,190 | $47.21/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $89,740 | $43.14/hr |
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How much does a dental hygienist make in Green Bay?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental hygienist in the Green Bay metro earns about $91,920 ($44.19/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Green Bay dental hygienist pay compare to Wisconsin overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Green Bay metro median is about $91,920, versus the verified BLS OEWS Wisconsin statewide median of about $96,540.
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