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Dental hygienist salary in North Carolina

Open dental hygienist jobs in North Carolina post a median of $48.25 an hour, the middle half $41.25–$54.25 (about $100,400 a year full time), $1.75 below the national posted median. From 9 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.

$48.25
Median posted /hr
$41–$54
Middle half /hr
$100,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$47.04
BLS median in NC
May 2025

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What dental hygienists are paid in North Carolina

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 9 open jobs in North Carolina. Lowest posted $28, highest $75.

Posted on open jobs in North Carolina

$41.25–$54.25/hr

Middle half of 6 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $48.25. 38% of the 24 open dental hygienist jobs in North Carolina state an hourly rate.

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Dental hygienist pay by town in North Carolina

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Asheville$42.50$40–$504 (2)
Charlotte$55$28–$753 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Dental hygienist pay by employer in North Carolina

What each employer posts for dental hygienists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Guardian Dentistry Partners$55$50–$603
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers$45$40–$502
MAHEC$40$402
SGA Dental Partners$51.50$28–$751
High Country Community Health$40$35–$451

Median of each employer's jobs in North Carolina (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for dental hygienists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open dental hygienist jobs in North Carolina

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in North Carolina

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Dental Hygienists (29-1292)$37.15 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Hygienists, opens in a new tab)$40.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Hygienists, opens in a new tab)$47.04 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Hygienists, opens in a new tab)$48.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Hygienists, opens in a new tab)$49.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Hygienists, opens in a new tab)6,690 (source: BLS OEWS, Dental Hygienists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Dental hygienist salary in North Carolina: common questions

How much does a dental hygienist make in North Carolina?

Open dental hygienist jobs in North Carolina that state an hourly rate post a median of $48.25, the middle half $41.25–$54.25 (9 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $100,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $47.04/hr ($97,850 a year) for people employed in the occupation in North Carolina (May 2025).

Where in North Carolina do dental hygienists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Asheville ($42.50) and Charlotte ($55). The town table lists 2.

How does North Carolina compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in North Carolina ($48.25) is $1.75 below the national posted median of $50. In the BLS survey North Carolina ranks 20 of 51 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 9 of 24 open dental hygienist jobs in North Carolina (38%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Hygienists (SOC 29-1292), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Hygienists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dental Hygienists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Dental hygienist salary in North Carolina. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/dental-hygienist/north-carolina

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