SOC 29-1292 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dental Hygienists make in Springfield, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Hygienists in Springfield, OH is $80,600. The 10th percentile is $76,900 and the 90th percentile is $97,450. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$80,600
- 10th percentile
- $76,900
- 25th percentile
- $78,350
- Median
- $80,600
- 75th percentile
- $92,160
- 90th percentile
- $97,450
- Mean
- $86,100
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dental Hygienists, the published 10th percentile is $76,900 and the 90th percentile is $97,450. The difference is $20,550, which is 25.5% 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 $78,350 to the 75th at $92,160, covers $13,810.
The mean annual wage is $86,100, which sits above the median of $80,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Springfield, OH median is 17.8% lower than the national median of $98,100 for Dental Hygienists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,078, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 9.4% lower than the Ohio median of $88,990.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, OH is 90.482, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dental Hygienists at $89,078 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
38 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dental Hygienists. Springfield, OH ranks 24th of 39 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).).
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 20 miles away, with a median of $84,500 and employment of 620. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,160, against $89,078 here.
- Columbus, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $96,880 and employment of 1,700. That median is 20.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,478, against $89,078 here.
- Lima, OH is 61 miles away, with a median of $78,530 and employment of 70. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,578, against $89,078 here.
Employment share
Dental Hygienists accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, OH (80 of 45,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (222,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Springfield, OH · Dental Hygienists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Dental Hygienists make in Springfield, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dental Hygienists in Springfield, OH is $80,600. The 10th percentile is $76,900 and the 90th percentile is $97,450. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Dental Hygienists?
The local median is 17.8% lower than the national median of $98,100.
What is Dental Hygienists pay in Springfield, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, OH is 90.482, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,600 is $89,078. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Springfield, OH compare with nearby metros for Dental Hygienists?
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $84,500. Springfield, OH ranks 24th of 39 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.