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Dental Hygiene federal salary series 0682

Full-time federal employees in the Dental Hygiene series earned a median of $86,668 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 21% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $79,390 and $97,547.

Median pay
$86,668
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$79,390–$97,547
25th–75th percentile
Employees
878
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.8%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Dental Hygiene
All federal (full-time)

What shapes dental hygiene pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-9 (485 employees, median $87,288). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (579 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($107,596) and lowest in Florida ($77,440), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 23% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Dental Hygiene pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Dental Hygiene pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 485 $87,288 $79,174–$98,435
GS-10 111 $89,774 $83,825–$101,327
GL-8 49 $76,369 $71,495–$81,333

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Dental Hygiene pay by agency

Dental Hygiene pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 579 $88,085 $80,243–$98,711
Department of Justice 51 $76,369 $71,138–$81,926
Department of Health and Human Services 45 $90,695 $87,887–$97,996

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Dental Hygiene pay by state

The 3 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Dental Hygiene pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Florida 62 $77,440 $72,928–$80,243
California 60 $107,596 $95,613–$116,533
Texas 56 $84,524 $78,524–$94,492

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.8% from $84,268 in September 2025 to $86,668 in September 2026. Headcount went from 906 to 878 (−3.1%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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