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Dental Hygienist salary in Oklahoma: $97,580 median.

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

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Oklahoma · BLS May 2025
$97,580median in Oklahoma

Hourly pay in Oklahoma, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $39.08 · 25th $46.15 · median $46.91 · 75th $49.62 · 90th $57.58.

Quick answer

Dental Hygienists in Oklahoma earned a median of $97,580 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 1% below the national median of $98,100. Oklahoma ranked 22 of 50 for this occupation's median pay, with about 2,860 people employed.

Oklahoma median
$97,580
$46.91/hr
U.S. median
$98,100
-1% in Oklahoma
Rank among states
22 of 50
by median pay
Employed
2,860
location quotient 1.17
Key facts

More on dental hygienist pay in Oklahoma

  • The median hourly wage for dental hygienists in Oklahoma was $46.91 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of dental hygienists in Oklahoma earned between $95,980 and $103,210 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of dental hygienists in Oklahoma earned less than $81,290 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $119,760 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for dental hygienists in Oklahoma was $98,000 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Oklahoma it pays most

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

  1. Tulsa, OK$100,350
  2. Oklahoma City, OK$97,110
  3. Lawton, OK$92,210
  4. Fort Smith, AR-OK$84,480
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. North Carolina$97,850
  2. Maine$97,680
  3. Oklahoma$97,580
  4. Hawaii$97,570
  5. Vermont$97,470

See all states on the national Dental Hygienist salary page.

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Method

How this page is built

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

What this page can't tell you
  • Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
  • Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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