How much do Dental Hygienists make in Lubbock, TX?

Percentile spread

For Dental Hygienists, the published 10th percentile is $78,180 and the 90th percentile is $97,830. The difference is $19,650, which is 22.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $80,460 to the 75th at $97,180, covers $16,720.

The mean annual wage is $87,860, which sits above the median of $86,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lubbock, TX median is 12% lower than the national median of $98,100 for Dental Hygienists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,550, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13% lower than the Texas median of $99,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lubbock, TX is 91.317, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Hygienists at $94,550 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Hygienists. Lubbock, TX ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Amarillo, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $84,990 and employment of 180. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,562, against $94,550 here.
• Abilene, TX is 144 miles away, with a median of $93,600 and employment of 70. That median is 8.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,581, against $94,550 here.
• San Angelo, TX is 162 miles away, with a median of $83,470 and employment of 50. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,284, against $94,550 here.

Employment share

Dental Hygienists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Lubbock, TX (170 of 166,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (222,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.