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Nonmetro area · Idaho · May 2025

Dental hygienist salary in Southeast-Central Idaho (nonmetro)

Dental hygienists in the Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area earn a median $44.82 an hour, or $93,220 a year. That is 5.0% below the national median and 1.5% below the Idaho median of $45.51. BLS counts about 210 hygienist jobs here.

Median hourly
$44.82
Median annual
$93,220
Rank in Idaho
6 of 9
Hygienists employed
210
How pay is spread, Southeast-Central Idaho (nonmetro), 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. A BLS nonmetropolitan area groups the rural counties of a region.

Percentiles

Dental hygienist pay, Southeast-Central Idaho (nonmetro), May 2025
PercentileHourlyAnnual
10th percentile$39.33$81,810
25th percentile$43.50$90,480
Median$44.82$93,220
75th percentile$45.53$94,700
90th percentile$54.34$113,040
Mean (average)$44.81$93,200

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$44.82$45.51$47.16
Median annual$93,220$94,650$98,100
25th percentile hourly$43.50$44.62$40.18
75th percentile hourly$45.53$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
Boise City, ID$45.51$94,650$44.77 to $47.421,020
Northwestern Idaho (nonmetro)$45.29$94,200$44.74 to $45.92160
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, Southeast-Central Idaho (nonmetro)
$44.82/hr
75th percentile
$45.53/hr

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