Nearly 212,000 dental hygienists were working in the United States as of May 2023 according to the most current occupational data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). At that time, more than 15,700 dental hygienists were working in the seven-state Great Plains region. BLS data shows the region to be a modestly weak one for dental hygienist pay, as nearly every state in the region had an annual mean wage level for dental hygienists that fell below the national average. The region did not, however, have any states that ranked in the bottom third of states nationally for dental hygienist annual mean wages. A closer examination of May 2023 BLS data reveals the following about dental hygienist pay in the Great Plains region:
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| Dental Hygienist Pay in the Great Plains Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| IA | 2,260 | $83,220 | 26th |
| KS | 2,080 | $79,160 | 40th |
| MN | 4,990 | $90,140 | 20th |
| MO | 3,520 | $79,740 | 38th |
| NE | 1,570 | $82,660 | 29th |
| ND | 710 | $80,130 | 36th |
| SD | 610 | $81,330 | 31st |
| U.S. | 211,670 | $87,035 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on December 24, 2024
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