According to a 2013 report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) there are 2,270 licensed dental hygienists in the state of Iowa. The BLS predicts that dental hygienist jobs will increase 33 percent between 2012 and 2022. This much-faster-than-average job growth rate is at least partially due to the increasing information about the link between oral and general health.
Figures for 2012 published by the Iowa Department of Workforce Development list the estimated and predicted dental hygienist employment numbers at 2,035 and 2,575 respectively, which represents an annual growth rate of 2.65 and an increase of 540 jobs. The 105 annual dental hygienist job openings are said to be made up of 56 new and 50 replacement jobs.
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Salary and Wage Information for Dental Hygienists in Iowa
The following is a salary/wage comparison of national and state figures:
Region
Annual Salary Range
Hourly Wage Range
Annual Mean Salary
Hourly Mean Wage
United States
$47880 to $96690
$23.02 to $46.49
$71530
$34.39
Iowa
$53170 to $81890
$25.56 to $39.37
$67190
$32.31
Iowa Workplace Development Salary and Wage Figures for Dental Hygienists are:
- Entry Level Wage. – $27.74/hr
- Mean Annual Salary – $67,195
- Median Annual Salary – $68,016
- Experienced Annual Salary – $71,946
- Mean Wage – $32.31/hr
- Median Wage – $34.59/hr
Dental Hygienist Salaries in Various Iowa Areas
Salaries often vary between cities as well as metropolitan versus rural areas.
The following BLS table lists dental hygienist salaries in some different areas of Iowa.
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
Ames IA
60
34.85
72490
34.28
38.93
43.64
71300
80980
90760
Cedar Rapids IA
260
33.96
70640
33.75
36.64
42.26
70210
76210
87900
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL
310
28.98
60280
27.90
33.28
39.18
58020
69230
81500
Des Moines-West Des Moines IA
540
33.71
70120
33.62
36.11
41.61
69920
75100
86550
Dubuque IA
100
31.86
66260
31.59
35.36
40.59
65720
73560
84440
Iowa City IA
150
32.24
67060
32.55
35.20
37.32
67700
73210
77620
Omaha-Council Bluffs NE-IA
580
30.83
64130
31.57
34.93
38.26
65670
72650
79580
Sioux City IA-NE-SD
110
29.53
61410
31.27
34.30
36.14
65030
71330
75180
Waterloo-Cedar Falls IA
Not Available
28.96
60240
28.73
32.76
35.38
59760
68130
73580
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
180
32.12
66800
33.13
36.07
41.34
68910
75010
85980
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
180
32.60
67800
33.08
35.50
37.27
68810
73850
77510
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
90
32.57
67750
32.73
36.25
41.40
68080
75400
86100
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
290
30.94
64350
32.01
34.31
35.69
66590
71370
74240
