Of the 5,850 dental hygienists employed in Massachusetts, 2,510 work in Newton. The number of dental hygienists in Newton has grown by 26% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for dental hygienists in Newton has increased, overall employment in Newton has also increased.

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In Newton, salaries for dental hygienists have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $76,980 per year was earned by dental hygienists in Newton. Dental hygienists in Newton made a yearly average salary of $73,180, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Newton.

Dental hygienists in Newton make a median yearly salary of $79,400. The difference in pay between the dental hygienists in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 61%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $58,330 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $93,760 per year.

Newton dental hygienists have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

Newton's dental hygienist school offers one dental hygienist degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 20 students graduated from dental hygienist courses.