Dental Hygienist Pay in Nevada - NV

By allied health world contributing writer
Published: January, 10 2010

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In 2008 median wages for dental hygienists nationally were $66,570 annually and $32.00 hourly. Today dental hygienist salaries in Nevada average $36.37 an hour and $75,650 annually. These numbers compare well with the national average hourly wage of $32.19 and average annual wage of $66,950. Salaries in the urban areas of Nevada as of May 2008 vary:

Carson City: dental hygienists (numbers not estimated) earned an average of $43.74 an hour and $90,980 annually.

Las Vegas-Paradise: 890 dental hygienists earned an average of $34.56 an hour and $71,890 annually.

Reno-Sparks: 280 dental hygienists earned an average of $37.20 an hour and $77,380 annually.

All salary numbers are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.