The field of dental hygiene is growing at a rapid rate in New Jersey. The state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development projects a 25.1% increase in the number of dental hygienist jobs over the ten-year period ending in 2022.
The 2013 average dental hygienist salary in New Jersey was significantly higher than the national average for this field, at $80,460. Dental hygienists in the 75th percentile earned $89,810 on average, while those in the 25th percentile averaged $75,790.
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The highest average New Jersey dental hygienist salary in all categories was in Cumberland County:
New Jersey Area
25th Percentile
Average
75th Percentile
Atlantic
$67790
$74900
$87810
Cape May
$76780
$81160
$89600
Cumberland
$79090
$82460
$90430
Dental Hygienist Job Growth Projections in New Jersey Counties
The projected increase in dental hygienist jobs in New Jersey was much higher in some counties than others. It was more than 56% higher than the state’s average in Gloucester County:
- Gloucester County 4%
- Camden County 7%
- Salem County 1%
- Bergen County 1%
- Passaic County 6%
- Monmouth County 4%
- Warren County 2%
- Union County 4%
In 2012, there were 5,580 dental hygienists employed in New Jersey. They were primarily concentrated in the major metropolitan areas. The Edison area had the greatest number of New Jersey’s dental hygienists with 1,980. The Newark-Union area had the second greatest concentration of these professionals, with 1,400 dental hygienists practicing there.
The US Department of Labor also provides additional details on 2013 New Jersey dental hygiene salary percentiles in key regions 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
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ
600
31.57
65670
31.17
36.67
42.34
64840
76280
88060
Atlantic City-Hammonton NJ
90
36.01
74900
38.00
42.22
44.75
79040
87820
93080
Camden NJ Metropolitan Division
660
38.21
79470
39.12
42.62
44.72
81360
88650
93030
Edison-New Brunswick NJ Metropolitan Division
1980
38.16
79370
39.17
42.86
45.07
81470
89150
93750
Newark-Union NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
1420
39.21
81560
40.70
43.46
45.11
84660
90390
93820
New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
4090
36.15
75180
37.28
42.22
45.18
77540
87820
93970
Ocean City NJ
80
39.02
81160
40.03
43.08
44.90
83270
89600
93400
Trenton-Ewing NJ
220
36.01
74900
38.15
42.32
44.83
79350
88030
93240
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton NJ
60
39.64
82460
40.75
43.48
45.11
84760
90430
93830
Wilmington DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division
550
35.66
74180
37.09
41.59
44.26
77150
86510
92060
