Dental Hygienists in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,847
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$27,983
26.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,802
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$107,830
Kept after tax
$79,847
Worth in national money
$76,802
State rank
8
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maryland pays dental hygienists a middle wage of $107,830, ranking 8 of 50 states and sitting about 9.92% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maryland. It ranks 72 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $107,830 the take-home is $79,847. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $76,802 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $109,090, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland's median for dental hygienists is $107,830, about 9.92% above the national figure and 8 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Maryland, dental hygienists ranks 72 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $79,847 for dental hygienists, from $107,830. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $76,802. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $109,090 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dental Hygienists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $85,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $107,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,740 |
| This salary | $107,830 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $79,847 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,688 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,349 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $100,948 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$14,295 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of dental hygienists in Maryland earn under $107,830 and half over. The published range runs $85,440 at the tenth percentile to $122,740 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $79,847, worked from $107,830. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 72 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $76,802, the adjusted value of that $107,830 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 72 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for dental hygienists in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $85,440 to $122,740; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Maryland take-home of $79,847, on $107,830 for work ranking 72 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 72 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $76,802 — the adjusted value of that $107,830 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 72 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $85,440 and the top tenth $122,740, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $76,802 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Maryland adds its own income tax on top — which is why $79,847 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($85,440 to $122,740) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $76,802 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $79,847 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.