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Metro area · Idaho · May 2025

Dental hygienist salary in Boise City, ID

Dental hygienists in the Boise City, ID metro area earn a median $45.51 an hour, or $94,650 a year. That is 3.5% below the national median and 0.0% above the Idaho median of $45.51. BLS counts about 1,020 hygienist jobs here.

Median hourly
$45.51
Median annual
$94,650
Rank in Idaho
4 of 9
Hygienists employed
1,020
How pay is spread, Boise City, ID, hourly

Middle half (25th to 75th)10th to 90th percentileMedianComparison

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries. Covers the whole metro area as BLS defines it.

Percentiles

Dental hygienist pay, Boise City, ID, May 2025
PercentileHourlyAnnual
10th percentile$41.51$86,350
25th percentile$44.77$93,120
Median$45.51$94,650
75th percentile$47.42$98,630
90th percentile$55.00$114,400
Mean (average)$46.51$96,730

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries.

Compared with Idaho and the U.S.

Pay, May 2025
This areaIDU.S.
Median hourly$45.51$45.51$47.16
Median annual$94,650$94,650$98,100
25th percentile hourly$44.77$44.62$40.18
75th percentile hourly$47.42$47.31$52.16

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries.

Other Idaho areas

Ranked by median hourly wage. All of Idaho

Dental hygienist pay in other Idaho areas, May 2025
AreaMedian hourlyMedian annualMiddle half earn (hourly)$30$60Employed
Coeur d'Alene, ID$47.91$99,650$46.97 to $48.73180
Lewiston, ID-WA$47.33$98,450$47.06 to $48.7160
Idaho Falls, ID$46.01$95,700$42.39 to $46.56210
Northwestern Idaho (nonmetro)$45.29$94,200$44.74 to $45.92160
Southeast-Central Idaho (nonmetro)$44.82$93,220$43.50 to $45.53210
Twin Falls, ID$44.75$93,070$44.07 to $45.29110
Pocatello, ID$44.74$93,060$39.71 to $46.57110
Logan, UT-ID$39.20$81,540$36.23 to $44.71150

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries.

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Median hygienist pay, Boise City, ID
$45.51/hr
75th percentile
$47.42/hr

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