Dental Hygienists pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$112,080avg. a year
$53.88 an hour · 7,940 employed
Dental Hygienists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $112,080 a year. That is $16,030 (13%) less than the California average of $128,110. The U.S. average is $98,990.
$122,980Median pay
$53.88Average hourly
-13%vs. California average
7,940Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for dental hygienists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
13,780 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$180,520
$86.79 an hour
21,620 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$142,850
$68.68 an hour
3310 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$137,050
$65.89 an hour
4100 jobs
Napa, CA
$131,610
$63.27 an hour
5260 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$130,790
$62.88 an hour
6220 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$129,740
$62.38 an hour
7220 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$129,690
$62.35 an hour
8270 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$126,900
$61.01 an hour
9500 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$123,800
$59.52 an hour
102,200 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$122,740
$59.01 an hour
1160 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$121,890
$58.60 an hour
121,940 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$121,860
$58.59 an hour
13240 jobs
Salinas, CA
$121,560
$58.44 an hour
14480 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$121,550
$58.44 an hour
15390 jobs
Modesto, CA
$120,670
$58.02 an hour
16100 jobs
Merced, CA
$117,540
$56.51 an hour
17150 jobs
Chico, CA
$117,350
$56.42 an hour
1840 jobs
El Centro, CA
$116,110
$55.82 an hour
19130 jobs
Redding, CA
$115,570
$55.56 an hour
2080 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$113,190
$54.42 an hour
211,860 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$110,980
$53.36 an hour
22340 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$109,420
$52.61 an hour
23200 jobs
Visalia, CA
$104,970
$50.47 an hour
24530 jobs
Fresno, CA
$103,550
$49.78 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do dental hygienists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $112,080 a year, and the median is $122,980. About 7,940 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $16,030 (13%) less than the California average of $128,110.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.88 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1292. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.