Dental Hygienist Salary
Dental Hygienists enjoy a high standard of life which includes a comfortable work environment, flexible hours and more importantly dental hygienist salaries are generally satisfactory. The dental Hygienist salary will of course vary according to each State, will depend on the years of experience of the dental hygienist as well as on the dental practice employment policies.
The Dental Hygienist salary is agreed upon with the Dentist either on a commission basis, per hour, per day or even per month. In many states, a beginner Dental Hygienist will get close to a 30$ per hour with a median yearly salary around 64,000 $. However, in California, Dental Hygienist salaries are significantly higher, with a median hourly Salary close to 45$/hour instead of 28-30$ in other states.
The Dental Hygienist salary is agreed upon with the Dentist either on a commission basis, per hour, per day or even per month. In many states, a beginner Dental Hygienist will get close to a 30$ per hour with a median yearly salary around 64,000 $. However, in California, Dental Hygienist salaries are significantly higher, with a median hourly Salary close to 45$/hour instead of 28-30$ in other states.
Dental Hygienists will also often work for public institutions such as schools where they receive significant benefits on top of their salaries.
The dental hygienist salary in canada will vary between cities and provinces. It also depends on how much experience one has. Straight out of school, one can expect to be paid $25-35 per hour with more pay in Toronto and Vancouver. With more experience, one may get $50/hour compensation and even more if they venture on their own. There is a growing trend of dental hygienists providing dental cleaning without the presence of a dentist. This is appealing to patients as they would pay much less than in a dental office.
But if you live in a big city in Quebec, Ontario, BC, or Alberta you should expect to make at least $25 as a dental hygienist straight out of dental hygiene school and more as you acquire skill and experience.
Actually, dental hygienist Salary in Canada should not be less 30$ per hour. Working in big Cities should be a bit more. I am a dental Hygienist in Toronto and after graduation I got a job at 40$/hour. I believe that Dental Hygienists Salary in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Montreal should be about the same but if any of you has hands opn experience to share please do, I wonder which province has the highest salary for dental Hygienists.
I’m from kitchener ( ontario)and i recently graduated from wilfrid laurier university with a general psychology degree, but I am interested in going into dental hygenist program.
I was wondering are there any schools in kitchener/waterloo area that offer the dental hygenist programs and are the chances of finding a full time employment promising? I was wondering if you can provide me more information.
Neve.
So is the situation getting better or worse for dental hygienists salary wise?
In other words, are dental hygienists making more today than 3 years ago?
What should a dental hygienist do to land a great job and an excellent salary in Vancouver?
And how would you define a great job and salary for a dental hygienist?
The job situation is not good for Dental Hygienist’s in Canada. There are too many private schools that have opened flooding the market. If you truly are passionate about this career, then go to a community college and get your Dental Hygiene Diploma. As for salaries, if you go into this profession for the money you will not get any satisfaction out of your career choice. You can certainly make good money depending on the city/province. Quebec offers the least pay but has the most job prospects. Good pay is anywhere from thirty to fifty plus dollars an hour.
The job situation for Dental Hygienists in Canada is getting very bad. There are so many quick start private dental hygiene schools that have opened up, especially in Ontario (34) , that are graduating so many dental hygienists that there is not enough work for them ANYWHERE. It’s become terrible for everyone, as many cannot get jobs and the ones who do get offered alot less to work. Because they are paying huge student loans from these private schools, they are taking the 2 days a week job for peanuts JUST to get work. Pay is decreasing all across the country and sadly, there are TONS of resumes sitting all over dentist’s offices so they can pick and choose. Pay is going DOWN and the whole job is not as good as it used to be. You are running all day with little time for lunch or anything.
I live in New Brunswick and graduated 4 years ago. I make $30 an hour
If your not a hygienist, go into nursing! The market is going to need at least a few years to settle. The CDHA is making some significant changes to its accreditation and these kiosk dental hygiene schools will not be able to meet the credentials for accreditation. What needs to change is this, if you are not an accredited program, you should simply not be allowed to write an accreditation accepted National exam. It goes against all of our principals to allow this to keep happening. They prey on these students who do not know enough to apply to accredited programs and wind up having to work twice as hard and be labelled an “Ontario” hygienist. It is ruining our bound as hygienist and bring the profession down. AND who do you think pushed for all these fly by night programs in the first place??? that’s right the good old DDS”
now they have an abundance of hygienists and the wages are decreasing. Watch Dental Assistants wages start decreasing next. Its a trickle affect.
I have been a dental hygienist to 14 years in BC.
Lu, That money just isn’t here anymore. Dentists here in Vancouver are doing this.. Calling the College of Dental Surgeons and asking if they can tell their 20+years in service hygienist if they can lower their wage from 45 to 30. The college is saying of course you can
There is no union and if the hygienist refuses she must quit. She is then entitled to 1 week for every year served. period. Most dentist think this is saving money in the long run..
I make 50 dollars an hour and I have been with the same dentist for 14 years. New grads are lucky to get 35 to start here right now and I believe that is a pretty fair wage for a novice hygienist. It take a good 2 years to become fully skilled as a hygienist once you leave school. I also teach DH.
I’ve been out of school for 2 years and I make 50 dollars an hour in northern BC. Granted I live in a rural community to make this wage, but straight out of school I earned 35 dollars an hour on PEI. So the money was always pretty decent in my case.
IMO the new accreditation regulations can’t come soon enough, wages are going to fall and job availability are going to be affected as well (one of the reasons I moved from PEI)…I’m not sure if I can even get a job when I move back….not to mention that these colleges tarnish hygiene’s reputation as a profession as well. It really gets my goat when patients assume you went to community college….I completed a 4 year BSc (biology, health sciences) and graduated from Dalhousie for hygiene. It may sound harsh but if these people can’t get accepted into an accredited program in the first place they shouldn’t be in the profession. Ontario shouldn’t be the next best option…..you shouldn’t be able to buy into a program and it does nothing for dental hygiene’s recognition as an autonomous profession.
And it may sound a bit bias but I think after 2 years, assuming you have good hand eye and tactile sense, you should have comparable skills to the veterans (10 year plus hygienist). There is always an office hierachy though…touchy subject. I’ve been using TTL loupes and an LED lighting system since my grad and it does wonders for time efficiency…you’re never limited by your vision just your manual dexterity. So in the end if production numbers are comparable I think a “novice” should be in the same wage category as the vets. (I expect some bashlash from this comment…..) I agree toothgal new grads should be in a diff catergory….it takes a few years to become both thorough and time efficient.
i was wondering on average, how many hours does a hygienist work per week per place…i know some ppl may work at a few places in order to make up for full time hours, is that correct?…im just starting at george brown college in toronto and would like to have an idea of how its like…thnx
I know of a few George Brown College grads from the last couple of years.
Some are not finding any jobs at all. Some work 4-8 hours per week. None work full-time
25-30 per hour. Ask around.