LIVE MARKET·262 CO postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026
Dental Hygienist salary in Colorado: $60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/yr median.
Pay range $57.00$2,280$118,560–$62.50/hr$2,500/wk$130,000/yr across the middle 50% of 262 active Colorado postings from 125 employers.
18.8% above the national Dental Hygienist median of $50.50/hr · #5 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$60.00$2,400$124,800
P25–P75
$57.00$2,280$118,560–$62.50$2,500$130,000
middle 50%
Postings
262
last 180 days
Employers
125
in CO
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·DENTAL HYGIENIST
How Colorado compares with its neighbors.
01Colorado (this page)$60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/yr
02Arizona$50.00/hr$2,000/wk$104,000/yr03Oklahoma$48.00/hr$1,920/wk$99,840/yr04New Mexico$47.50/hr$1,900/wk$98,800/yr
05Nebraska$47.00/hr$1,880/wk$97,760/yr06Kansas$46.00/hr$1,840/wk$95,680/yr07Wyoming$45.00/hr$1,800/wk$93,600/yr
08Utah$44.50/hr$1,780/wk$92,560/yr02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Dental Hygienist pay is highest nationally.
01District of Columbia$68.00/hr$2,720/wk$141,440/yr
02Washington$67.50/hr$2,700/wk$140,400/yr03Alaska$67.00/hr$2,680/wk$139,360/yr
04California$60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/yr05Colorado$60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/yr
03·OTHER ROLES IN COLORADO·12 ROLES
More healthcare salaries in Colorado.
01Labor & Delivery Nurse$83.61/hr$3,344/wk$173,909/yr02Cardiac Catheterization Technologist$78.89/hr$3,156/wk$164,091/yr03Operating Room (OR) Nurse$76.15/hr$3,046/wk$158,392/yr04CT Technologist$75.58/hr$3,023/wk$157,206/yr05Radiology Technologist$73.68/hr$2,947/wk$153,254/yr06Pharmacist$72.00/hr$2,880/wk$149,760/yr07Speech Language Pathologist$52.50/hr$2,100/wk$109,200/yr08Physical Therapist$51.00/hr$2,040/wk$106,080/yr09Registered Nurse (RN)$46.00/hr$1,840/wk$95,680/yr10Dental Assistant$24.50/hr$980/wk$50,960/yr11Pharmacy Technician$22.00/hr$880/wk$45,760/yr12Caregiver$19.50/hr$780/wk$40,560/yr
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·DENTAL HYGIENIST · CO
Dental Hygienist pay in Colorado, answered.
How much does a Dental Hygienist make in Colorado?
The median Dental Hygienist pay in Colorado is $60.00/hr (about $124,800/yr), based on 262 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.
What is the Dental Hygienist pay range in Colorado?
The middle 50% of Colorado postings pay $57.00–$62.50/hr. Listed pay runs from $45.50 to $82.50/hr.
Do Dental Hygienists in Colorado earn more than the national average?
Colorado pays 18.8% more than the national Dental Hygienist median of $50.50/hr, ranking #5 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring Dental Hygienists in Colorado?
125 employers posted Dental Hygienist roles with listed pay in Colorado over the last 180 days.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Colorado, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.