Dental Hygienists salary in Idaho

Idaho's median wage for Dental Hygienists landed at $84,990 in 2024, roughly 10% below the US median of $94,162. That gap is real, but it is not the whole picture.

The wage spread in Idaho is notably tight. The 10th percentile earned $81,310 and the 90th earned $98,910, a difference of about $17,600. In many other occupations, that spread runs two or three times wider. Here it reflects a field where pay stays fairly consistent across experience levels and practice settings, at least within the state.

Cost of living adjusts the gap somewhat. Idaho's price index sits at 95.1, about 5% below the national average. After accounting for what money actually buys locally, the effective median is closer to $89,400 in national-baseline terms. That narrows the difference with the US figure to around 5% rather than 10%. Hygienists considering Idaho versus a higher-cost market should run that math before reading the nominal gap as a dealbreaker.

BLS projects employment for this occupation to grow 7% between 2024 and 2034, which puts it in the faster-than-average category. Idaho's base of 1,800 employed hygienists is relatively small, so even modest additions in dental office capacity tend to show up clearly in the numbers.