Exactly 1,280 of the 4,950 dental hygienists employed in Wisconsin, work in Milwaukee. There has been a 14% decline in the number of dental hygienists in Milwaukee between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of dental hygienists in Milwaukee has decreased, overall employment in Milwaukee has increased.

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As the number of dental hygienists in Milwaukee has shrunk, salaries for dental hygienists have increased. In 2010 Milwaukee dental hygienists earned an average yearly salary of $59,960. Four years earlier in 2006, dental hygienists in Milwaukee made an average salary of $54,050 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Milwaukee.

Dental hygienists make a median salary of $59,500 per year in Milwaukee. The 10% of dental hygienists in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $50,600 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 43% higher salaries.

On average dental hygienists in Milwaukee earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Milwaukee.

Many of Milwaukee's dental hygienists are graduates of the only accredited dental hygienist school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in dental hygienist offered by Milwaukee's dental hygienist school.

Approximately 36 students graduated from dental hygienist courses in 2010.