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Dental Hygienist Salary in California - CA
By an allied health world contributing writerPublished: January 5th, 2010
California is among the top three highest paying states for the field of dental hygiene, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The hourly mean California dental hygienist salary is $40.88 and the annual average salary in this state is $85,030 across all professions. This is far above the national average for dental hygienists, which is $32.19 per hour or $66,950 per year, according to the BLS.
Below are some state averages for salaries of dental hygienists. This includes both fulltime and part-time hygienists throughout the state, which is why these numbers are lower than the BLS average.
State of California: $85,000
Anaheim, California: $54,000
Beverly Hills, California: $59,000
Burbank, California: $58,000
Carmel, California: $57,000
Fresno, California: $53,000
Hollywood, California: $58,000
Laguna Beach, California: $54,000
Los Angeles, California: $58,000
Monterey, California: $56,000
Napa, California: $97,070 – This is the 3rd highest paying city nationwide for this profession.
Newport Beach, California: $55,000
Oakland, California: $97,950 – This is the 2nd highest paying city nationwide for this profession.
Palm Springs, California: $54,000
Palo Alto, California: $71,000
Pasadena, California: $58,000
Redondo Beach, California: $59,000
Sacramento, California: $56,000
Salinas, California: $96,530 – This is the 4th highest paying city nationwide for this profession.
San Diego, California: $53,000
San Francisco, California: $94,960 – This is the 5th highest paying city nationwide for this profession.
San Jose, California: $70,000
Santa Barbara, California: $50,000
Santa Cruz, California: $68,000 - This city has the highest concentration of workers for this occupation in the United States.
Santa Monica, California: $59,000
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA: $114,690 – This is the highest paying city nationwide for this profession according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics!!!
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