Highest paying countries for Dental Hygienists
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Dental Hygienist? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $117,364$9,780 / mo
- 2 Iceland $99,959$8,330 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $96,230$8,019 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $88,800$7,400 / mo
- 5 United States $74,000$6,167 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $74,000$6,167 / mo
- 7 Singapore $73,704$6,142 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $66,600$5,550 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $64,624$5,385 / mo
- 10 Jersey $62,900$5,242 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Dental Hygienist professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $117,364, $99,959 and $96,230.
Dental Hygienist salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,968 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $29,504$2,459 / mo
- Gabon $24,590$2,049 / mo
- South Africa $23,399$1,950 / mo
- Namibia $19,669$1,639 / mo
- Botswana $16,391$1,366 / mo
- Angola $13,113$1,093 / mo
- Zambia $12,291$1,024 / mo
- Seychelles $11,470$956 / mo
- Ghana $10,656$888 / mo
- Comoros $10,656$888 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $10,656$888 / mo
- Mauritius $10,205$850 / mo
- Malawi $10,168$847 / mo
- Congo $9,339$778 / mo
- Cabo Verde $9,095$758 / mo
- Rwanda $9,013$751 / mo
- Lesotho $8,199$683 / mo
- Uganda $8,029$669 / mo
- Burkina Faso $7,866$656 / mo
- Tanzania $7,541$628 / mo
- Ivory Coast $7,378$615 / mo
- Senegal $7,378$615 / mo
- Djibouti $7,378$615 / mo
- Morocco $6,830$569 / mo
- Central African Republic $6,719$560 / mo
- Cameroon $6,556$546 / mo
- Kenya $6,172$514 / mo
- Mozambique $6,068$506 / mo
- Nigeria $5,409$451 / mo
- Zimbabwe $5,409$451 / mo
- Libya $5,291$441 / mo
- Mali $5,247$437 / mo
- Burundi $5,247$437 / mo
- Tunisia $5,106$426 / mo
- Madagascar $4,914$409 / mo
- Guinea $4,914$409 / mo
- Togo $4,914$409 / mo
- Eritrea $4,914$409 / mo
- Eswatini $4,914$409 / mo
- Chad $4,751$396 / mo
- Somalia $4,588$382 / mo
- Sudan $4,507$376 / mo
- Liberia $4,262$355 / mo
- Ethiopia $4,100$342 / mo
- South Sudan $4,100$342 / mo
- Algeria $3,774$314 / mo
- Benin $3,278$273 / mo
- Mauritania $3,278$273 / mo
- DR Congo $2,953$246 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,457$205 / mo
- Gambia $2,457$205 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,457$205 / mo
- Egypt $2,398$200 / mo
- Niger $1,968$164 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,635 per year.
- Singapore $73,704$6,142 / mo
- Hong Kong $64,624$5,385 / mo
- Israel $43,571$3,631 / mo
- South Korea $42,247$3,521 / mo
- Japan $37,614$3,135 / mo
- Maldives $36,060$3,005 / mo
- China $15,836$1,320 / mo
- Malaysia $15,829$1,319 / mo
- Jordan $10,589$882 / mo
- India $10,353$863 / mo
- Turkmenistan $9,835$820 / mo
- Mongolia $9,835$820 / mo
- Armenia $9,798$816 / mo
- Thailand $9,753$813 / mo
- Kazakhstan $9,546$796 / mo
- Russia $9,213$768 / mo
- Iraq $8,480$707 / mo
- Vietnam $7,637$636 / mo
- Azerbaijan $7,185$599 / mo
- Uzbekistan $7,178$598 / mo
- Timor-Leste $6,556$546 / mo
- Bhutan $6,556$546 / mo
- Philippines $6,290$524 / mo
- Indonesia $5,350$446 / mo
- Palau $5,291$441 / mo
- Tajikistan $4,914$409 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $4,914$409 / mo
- Iran $4,351$363 / mo
- Laos $4,100$342 / mo
- Bangladesh $3,937$328 / mo
- Nepal $3,530$294 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,263$272 / mo
- Cambodia $3,197$266 / mo
- Pakistan $2,953$246 / mo
- Myanmar $2,457$205 / mo
- Palau $1,635$136 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $6,460 per year.
- Switzerland $117,364$9,780 / mo
- Iceland $99,959$8,330 / mo
- Luxembourg $96,230$8,019 / mo
- Vatican City $74,000$6,167 / mo
- Jersey $62,900$5,242 / mo
- Denmark $62,116$5,176 / mo
- Guernsey $59,200$4,933 / mo
- Netherlands $59,156$4,930 / mo
- Norway $55,685$4,640 / mo
- Ireland $53,065$4,422 / mo
- United Kingdom $52,214$4,351 / mo
- Germany $51,918$4,327 / mo
- Belgium $50,342$4,195 / mo
- Monaco $49,173$4,098 / mo
- Sweden $48,670$4,056 / mo
- Finland $47,264$3,939 / mo
- Liechtenstein $45,880$3,823 / mo
- Austria $43,342$3,612 / mo
- France $42,520$3,543 / mo
- San Marino $40,974$3,414 / mo
- Spain $31,509$2,626 / mo
- Cyprus $29,837$2,486 / mo
- Italy $29,356$2,446 / mo
- Slovenia $27,336$2,278 / mo
- Estonia $26,655$2,221 / mo
- Poland $25,471$2,123 / mo
- Croatia $23,058$1,922 / mo
- Lithuania $22,933$1,911 / mo
- Slovakia $20,690$1,724 / mo
- Latvia $20,002$1,667 / mo
- Malta $19,669$1,639 / mo
- Portugal $18,811$1,568 / mo
- Hungary $17,094$1,425 / mo
- Greece $17,079$1,423 / mo
- Bulgaria $16,798$1,400 / mo
- Andorra $16,391$1,366 / mo
- Montenegro $15,562$1,297 / mo
- Romania $15,392$1,283 / mo
- Serbia $12,957$1,080 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $11,929$994 / mo
- Albania $10,508$876 / mo
- North Macedonia $10,197$850 / mo
- Moldova $9,746$812 / mo
- Belarus $8,503$709 / mo
- Georgia $8,014$668 / mo
- Ukraine $6,460$538 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $6,046 per year.
- Bermuda $88,800$7,400 / mo
- United States $74,000$6,167 / mo
- Cayman Islands $66,600$5,550 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $55,500$4,625 / mo
- Canada $47,811$3,984 / mo
- Puerto Rico $29,504$2,459 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $24,590$2,049 / mo
- Bahamas $22,933$1,911 / mo
- Barbados $19,669$1,639 / mo
- Dominica $15,562$1,297 / mo
- Costa Rica $15,488$1,291 / mo
- Belize $14,748$1,229 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $14,748$1,229 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $13,934$1,161 / mo
- Panama $13,157$1,096 / mo
- Cuba $13,113$1,093 / mo
- Guyana $11,470$956 / mo
- Saint Lucia $11,470$956 / mo
- Mexico $11,389$949 / mo
- Jamaica $10,656$888 / mo
- Grenada $10,656$888 / mo
- Honduras $9,835$820 / mo
- Nicaragua $9,013$751 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $8,199$683 / mo
- Haiti $6,556$546 / mo
- El Salvador $6,556$546 / mo
- Guatemala $6,046$504 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $3,049 per year.
- Uruguay $17,886$1,490 / mo
- Paraguay $11,692$974 / mo
- Chile $11,514$960 / mo
- Suriname $9,613$801 / mo
- Ecuador $8,229$686 / mo
- Argentina $7,533$628 / mo
- Brazil $6,882$574 / mo
- Peru $6,764$564 / mo
- Bolivia $6,593$549 / mo
- Colombia $6,046$504 / mo
- Venezuela $3,049$254 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,457 per year.
- Australia $61,797$5,150 / mo
- New Zealand $50,919$4,243 / mo
- Brunei $49,173$4,098 / mo
- Fiji $11,470$956 / mo
- Tonga $11,470$956 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $9,835$820 / mo
- Solomon Islands $8,199$683 / mo
- Vanuatu $7,378$615 / mo
- Samoa $6,556$546 / mo
- Kiribati $5,735$478 / mo
- Marshall Islands $4,914$409 / mo
- Tuvalu $4,914$409 / mo
- Nauru $2,457$205 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Dental Hygienists in the United States ($74,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.