Georgia / Public Health, Department Of / Dental Hygienist 3
Job-title file
Diagnose and treat patients, direct clinical care, and supervise other medical staff.
1 employees hold this title in Public Health, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $49,103, below the department median of $57,383.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Dental Hygienists — about 7,440 people — is $95,490. Public Health, Department Of pays a median base salary of $49,103 for this role, 49% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Dental Hygienists across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Health, Department Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Dental Hygienists — about 222,740 people — is $98,100. Public Health, Department Of’s median base salary is 50% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Public Health, Department Of is $49,103, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Dental Hygienist 3 is held in 2 Georgia departments. In Public Health, Department Of, the median of $49,103 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Dental Hygienist 3 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $56,480 ranks #9 of 10. See Dental Hygienist across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Dental Hygienistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Dental Hygienist 3/Public Health, Department Of
At Public Health, Department Of, Kristen Smart serves as a Dental Hygienist 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $49,103.