From there, thirteen more states also saw a dip. These include:
New Hampshire (-$0.42)
Georgia (-$0.41)
South Dakota (-$0.26)
California (-$0.19)
Missouri (-$0.17)
West Virginia (-$0.13)
Kentucky (-$0.08)
Kansas (-$0.07)
Nevada (-$0.06)
Arizona (-$0.05)
Massachusetts (-$0.05)
Montana (-$0.04)
Florida (-$0.01)
Okay, Now What?
Again, salary survey data is interesting to look at, but it’s greatest value is in providing you a starting point for negotiation and or at least for evaluating where you fit in those figures.
your statistics are either fabrication or the results of interviewing only employers. As a working dental hygienist and a member of an organization representing 15,000 hygienist nationwide, I can assure you this is far from the truth. In addition, the profession of dental hygiene has experienced an overwhelming saturation of new graduates who are spending 12-18 months attempting to find full time employment with no success. Only Dentist employers have benefited by this recent glut of RDHs. They can offer lower wages and no benefits, undercutting applicants.