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

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 91.6 for Wyoming), the real-wage equivalent is $89,808 — what the $82,220 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $84,041 to $100,840.

What does the top of the Dental Hygienist pay scale look like in Wyoming?

The 90th percentile lands at $94,750. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $92,320.

Why is the BEA RPP for Wyoming 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. Wyoming's overall index of 91.6 reflects rents 75.7, services 74.1, and goods 97.1.

What are the limits of these Dental Hygienist salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Wyoming?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Wyoming.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Why is the BLS dental hygienist median hourly so much higher than annual implies in Wyoming?

Many dental hygienists in Wyoming work 32 hours/week or fewer — the four-day-a-week schedule is the industry norm. BLS OEWS reports annualized W-2 wages, so hygienists working 0.7-0.8 FTE pull the annual median below what the hourly rate would suggest. The BLS-reported hourly figure on the underlying release is the cleaner per-hour comparison; the annual median understates earning power per worked hour by 20-30% in most Wyoming markets.

Wyoming Dental Hygienist Salary: BLS $82K Median, Real $90K (2026)

TL;DR

Headline Dental Hygienist pay in Wyoming is $82,220. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $89,808.
P25-P75 spread runs $76,940 to $92,320; P10 floor $58,240, P90 ceiling $94,750.
Cost of living below the national index lifts real wage by $7,588 over the nominal — a take-home arbitrage that nominal-ranking tables miss.
Dental Hygienist ranking: #39 on the BLS table, #36 once cost of living is in.

Wage breakdown — Wyoming

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$58,240	$63,615
P25 (lower quartile)	$76,940	$84,041
P50 (median)	$82,220	$89,808
P75 (upper quartile)	$92,320	$100,840
P90 (top tier)	$94,750	$103,494
Mean	$81,050	$88,530
Employment	480 Dental Hygienists in Wyoming

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Wyoming index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	91.6
Goods	97.1
Services	74.1
Rents	75.7

Wyoming sits below the national baseline (RPP 91.6), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 75.7.

After-tax take-home — Wyoming (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)	$82,220	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$9,335	11.4% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	$0	no state income tax
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$6,290	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$66,595	81.0% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$72,741	÷ (91.6 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

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

Wyoming levies no state income tax on wages, which is worth roughly $4,111 a year for a Dental Hygienist at the BLS median compared with the national-average state burden (≈5%). After the favorable cost of living, real take-home is $72,741 — higher than the nominal after-tax figure because RPP is below 100.

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. Wyoming sits at #39 on nominal pay and #36 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Wyoming climbs 3 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Dental Hygienist salary in Wyoming?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 91.6 for Wyoming), the real-wage equivalent is $89,808 — what the $82,220 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $84,041 to $100,840.
What does the top of the Dental Hygienist pay scale look like in Wyoming?: The 90th percentile lands at $94,750. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $92,320.
Why is the BEA RPP for Wyoming 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. Wyoming's overall index of 91.6 reflects rents 75.7, services 74.1, and goods 97.1.
What are the limits of these Dental Hygienist salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Wyoming?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Wyoming.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Why is the BLS dental hygienist median hourly so much higher than annual implies in Wyoming?: Many dental hygienists in Wyoming work 32 hours/week or fewer — the four-day-a-week schedule is the industry norm. BLS OEWS reports annualized W-2 wages, so hygienists working 0.7-0.8 FTE pull the annual median below what the hourly rate would suggest. The BLS-reported hourly figure on the underlying release is the cleaner per-hour comparison; the annual median understates earning power per worked hour by 20-30% in most Wyoming markets.

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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