The average 2013 dental hygienist salary in North Dakota was $62,490 according to the state’s Workforce Intelligence Network. Entry-level dental hygienist salaries averaged $51,290, while professionals with experience earned $68,090 on average.
The average North Dakota dental hygienist salary was similar throughout the state’s metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas with the exception of the far east nonmetropolitan area:
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Metropolitan Areas
North Dakota Area
Entry-level
Average
Experienced
Bismarck
$55690
$65930
$71050
Grand Forks
$53690
$61730
$65640
Nonmetropolitan Areas
North Dakota Area
Entry-level
Average
Experienced
East central
$54770
$61710
$65180
Far east
$44190
$55550
$61230
Far west
$53310
$62750
$67480
West central
$55590
$64180
$68480
Dental Hygienist Employment Levels in North Dakota
In 2013, there were 580 dental hygienists practicing in North Dakota. Most of these professionals were located in the Fargo area with 220 dental hygienists employed there that year. One hundred dental hygienists were located in the Grand Forks area, while only 80 were employed in the Bismarck area.
The west central nonmetropolitan area had a dental hygienist employment level comparable to that of the Bismarck area. The far west and east central nonmetropolitan areas each had 60 dental hygienists employed. The area with the fewest dental hygienists was the far east nonmetropolitan area with only 40 of these professionals.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides additional detail on 2013 North Dakota dental hygiene salary percentiles throughout the state:
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Bismarck ND
80
31.70
65930
32.13
35.15
38.38
66830
73120
79820
Fargo ND-MN
220
30.08
62570
31.24
34.66
36.79
64980
72100
76520
Grand Forks ND-MN
100
29.68
61730
30.04
33.40
35.42
62470
69480
73680
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
60
30.17
62750
31.09
33.90
35.58
64670
70510
74010
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
80
30.86
64180
31.27
34.18
35.92
65040
71080
74710
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
60
29.67
61710
28.20
32.41
39.84
58650
67410
82870
Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
40
26.71
55550
25.82
31.01
35.31
53710
64490
73450
