The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) projects the number of dental hygienist jobs will increase by 20.8% in the state between 2010 and 2020.
The DTMP indicated that the average 2013 dental hygienist salary in Michigan was $60,300. Those in the top 10 percent earned $75,180 on average, while dental hygienists in the 10th percentile averaged $43,330 a year.
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The agency also provides salary information on dental hygienists in Michigan’s nonmetropolitan areas:
Michigan Area
10th Percentile
Average
90th Percentile
Northeast lower
$50070
$59660
$73490
Northwest lower
$34180
$56430
$72990
South central lower
$28950
$53840
$72330
Regional Job Growth and Employment Levels
The DTMP projects job growth of nearly 32% in the northwest lower peninsula and the Ann Arbor area. The number of dental hygienist jobs is also projected to increase more than the state’s average in southeast Michigan.
In 2013, 8160 dental hygienists were employed in Michigan. Flint had the highest concentration of dental hygienists of any metropolitan area in the country according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nearly 49% of Michigan’s dental hygienists were located in the southeast portion of the state according to the DTMB. It projects that this part of Michigan will have the greatest number of jobs generated each year with an average of 178 openings each year. This represents 50.6% of the dental hygienist jobs that will become available in Michigan.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides additional detail on dental hygienist salary levels in Michigan as of 2013:
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
Ann Arbor, MI
410
31.06
64600
32.20
34.45
35.82
66970
71660
74500
Battle Creek MI
80
30.19
62790
28.42
36.30
41.24
59110
75500
85790
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn MI Metropolitan Division
1430
30.87
64200
31.86
34.55
36.23
66260
71870
75350
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI
4600
29.53
61430
31
34.47
36.76
64490
71700
76460
Flint MI
580
28.03
58290
28.24
32.51
35.47
58750
67630
73770
Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI
850
28
58240
27.84
31.36
34.62
57910
65230
72020
Holland-Grand Haven MI
270
29.38
61120
28.03
32.88
37.07
58310
68380
77100
Jackson MI
130
33.30
69260
33.40
36.12
40.64
69470
75130
84530
Kalamazoo-Portage MI
300
28
58240
29.93
33.30
35.34
62250
69260
73510
Lansing-East Lansing MI
400
29.52
61410
30.32
34.17
36.48
63070
71070
75870
Monroe MI
80
29.74
61870
31.32
34.09
35.75
65150
70910
74370
Muskegon-Norton Shores MI
110
29.52
61410
27.93
33.49
40.57
58090
69660
84390
Niles-Benton Harbor MI
90
28.72
59730
29.19
33.04
35.46
60710
68720
73750
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North MI
230
26.90
55950
26.78
28.51
30.57
55700
59310
63590
South Bend-Mishawaka IN-MI
270
32.92
68470
33.12
35.75
40.16
68890
74370
83540
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills MI Metropolitan Division
3170
28.93
60170
30.44
34.42
37.14
63310
71590
77260
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
290
29.68
61740
30.73
34.73
37.38
63920
72240
77740
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
220
28.68
59660
28.29
32.29
35.33
58850
67170
73490
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
430
27.13
56430
29.18
32.82
35.09
60690
68260
72990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
510
25.89
53840
27.64
32.17
34.78
57490
66910
72330
