How much does a Dental Hygienist make in Vermont?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $99,490 for Dental Hygienists in Vermont as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $86,100 and the 75th-percentile is $101,780.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Dental Hygienist salary in Vermont?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 97.1 for Vermont), the real-wage equivalent is $102,417 — what the $99,490 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $88,633 to $104,774.

How are Vermont Dental Hygienist salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

How many Dental Hygienists does Vermont employ?

BLS OES counts 520 Dental Hygienists employed in Vermont in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

Why is the BEA RPP for Vermont different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Vermont's overall index of 97.1 reflects rents 82.3, services 122.1, and goods 97.9.

Where does Vermont rank for Dental Hygienist pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Vermont ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

How wide is the wage spread in Vermont?

P10 to P90 spans $78,390 to $114,680. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

Dental Hygienist Pay in Vermont: $99K Median + Purchasing Power (2026)

TL;DR

$99,490 is the BLS median wage for Dental Hygienists in Vermont; $102,417 is the BEA-adjusted purchasing-power equivalent.
Wage envelope: $78,390 (P10) to $114,680 (P90), with quartiles at $86,100 and $101,780.
Cost adjustment is small — neither an arbitrage state nor a high-cost penalty.
Nominal: #12/51 · Real: #11/51 — ranking shifts by 1 positions after RPP.

Wage breakdown — Vermont

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$78,390	$80,696
P25 (lower quartile)	$86,100	$88,633
P50 (median)	$99,490	$102,417
P75 (upper quartile)	$101,780	$104,774
P90 (top tier)	$114,680	$118,054
Mean	$97,370	$100,235
Employment	520 Dental Hygienists in Vermont

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Vermont index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	97.1
Goods	97.9
Services	122.1
Rents	82.3

Vermont's overall RPP (97.1) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Vermont (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Dental Hygienist)	$99,490	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$13,135	13.2% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$4,521	3.35–8.75% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$7,611	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$74,223	74.6% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$76,407	÷ (97.1 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Vermont state-tax burden means for Dental Hygienist take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 4.5% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $74,223 (74.6% of gross). After the 97.1 RPP, real take-home is $76,407.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $94,260 for Dental Hygienists with mean pay of $93,890 and total employment of 219,070. Vermont sits at #12 on nominal pay and #11 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Vermont climbs 1 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Dental Hygienist make in Vermont?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $99,490 for Dental Hygienists in Vermont as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $86,100 and the 75th-percentile is $101,780.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Dental Hygienist salary in Vermont?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 97.1 for Vermont), the real-wage equivalent is $102,417 — what the $99,490 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $88,633 to $104,774.
How are Vermont Dental Hygienist salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
How many Dental Hygienists does Vermont employ?: BLS OES counts 520 Dental Hygienists employed in Vermont in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
Why is the BEA RPP for Vermont different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Vermont's overall index of 97.1 reflects rents 82.3, services 122.1, and goods 97.9.
Where does Vermont rank for Dental Hygienist pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Vermont ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
How wide is the wage spread in Vermont?: P10 to P90 spans $78,390 to $114,680. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 29-1292, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

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