Dental Hygienist Pay in San Diego, California (2026)
3 dental hygienist listings from dental practices in San Diego, California published an hourly rate in the last 180 days. The median advertised rate is $60 an hour, and half of listings advertise between $59 and $60. The lowest rate a practice advertised was $55, the highest $65. Across California as a whole the median is $59 an hour.
$60/hrmedian advertised rate
$59–$60/hrmiddle half of listings
$55–$65lowest to highest advertised
3listings with hourly pay
Current dental hygienist jobs in San Diego
Questions people ask
How much do dental hygienists make in San Diego, California?
Dental practices in San Diego, California advertised a median $60 an hour for dental hygienists across 3 listings in the last 180 days. Half of those listings advertise between $59 and $60 an hour.
What is the dental hygienist pay range in San Diego, California?
The lowest advertised rate in San Diego, California was $55 an hour and the highest was $65.
Where do these figures come from?
DentalScouts reads the hourly rate each dental practice published on its own career site, counts a range at its midpoint, keeps listings from the last 180 days, and drops rates outside $15–$150 an hour. Nothing is estimated and salaried or per-diem listings are not converted.
About these numbers
How this is counted: DentalScouts reads the hourly rate each dental practice published on its own career site. A listing with a range counts at its midpoint. Listings from the last 180 days are included, so a rate a practice advertised in spring counts even if that opening has closed. Rates outside $15–$150/hr are dropped as data errors. Nothing is estimated, and salaried or per-diem listings are not converted to hourly.
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