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Dental Hygienist salary in Louisiana: $85,240 median.

How pay for dental hygienists in Louisiana compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Louisiana · BLS May 2025
$85,240median in Louisiana

Quick answer

Dental Hygienists in Louisiana earned a median of $85,240 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 13% below the national median of $98,100. Louisiana ranked 40 of 50 for this occupation's median pay, with about 2,690 people employed.

Louisiana median
$85,240
$40.98/hr
U.S. median
$98,100
-13% in Louisiana
Rank among states
40 of 50
by median pay
Employed
2,690
location quotient 0.97
Metro areas

Where in Louisiana it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. New Orleans-Metairie, LA$93,650
  2. Baton Rouge, LA$92,700
  3. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$85,920
  4. Lake Charles, LA$84,080
  5. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$82,760
  6. Lafayette, LA$81,900
  7. Hammond, LA$81,840
  8. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$81,800
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Rhode Island$86,910
  2. Arkansas$86,760
  3. Louisiana$85,240
  4. Wyoming$85,130
  5. Tennessee$84,640

See all states on the national Dental Hygienist salary page.

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How this page is built

BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.

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Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).