Compared with the local labor market
Dental Hygienist I pay vs. Texas
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Dental Hygienists — about 16,380 people — is $99,240. Health and Human Services Commission pays a median base salary of $87,045 for this role, 12% below that figure — about the 28th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Health and Human Services Commission sits in the local pay range
$71,530
$85,280
$99,240
$107,320
$117,890
Health and Human Services Commission median · $87,045
The bar is the range of annual wages for Dental Hygienists across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Health and Human Services Commission’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. Health and Human Services Commission’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$74,880
$83,570
$98,100
$108,480
$126,050
Health and Human Services Commission median · $87,045
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 Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Health and Human Services Commission is $87,045, 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
This role across Texas
Dental Hygienist I is held in 3 Texas departments. In Health and Human Services Commission, the median of $82,583 ranks #1 of 3.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Dental Hygienist I role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Dental Hygienist beyond Texas
This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $81,011 ranks #4 of 10. See Dental Hygienist across all of Texas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
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.