Florida · Highlands county
Dental Hygienist Salary in Sebring, FL
Dental hygienists in the Sebring, FL metro area earn a median annual wage of $80,590 and a mean of $84,610, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 OEWS survey. The BLS estimates 40 hygienists employed in the area; Florida's own license file lists between 51 and 100 people with an active license.
How much do dental hygienists earn in Sebring?
- Median annual wage
- $80,590
- Mean annual wage
- $84,610
- BLS employment estimate
- 40
Both figures are as published by the BLS. The median is the midpoint and the mean is the average; either one can be the higher of the two, depending on the area. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 reference period — the most recent annual estimate the BLS public API had published as of August 4, 2026. SOC 29-1292, Dental Hygienists, CBSA 42700.
How many licensed dental hygienists are there in Sebring, FL?
Between 51 and 100 people hold an active Florida dental hygienist license with a mailing address in Sebring, a range from the state's own licensure file, not an estimate.
- People with an active license
- 51–100
- Licensed people with an email on file
- 51–100
Licensed dental hygienists by county in Sebring
- Highlands51–100
Florida Department of Health, MQA Data Download licensure file, downloaded August 4, 2026. Counties are named because this page is about a place, not about you — the count never depends on where you're browsing from.
Is the dental hygienist market more crowded in Sebring than elsewhere in Florida?
Sebring ranks 21st of 22 Florida metro areas by licensed hygienist headcount. In the same license file, there are 2.3 licensed dental hygienists for every licensed dentist in the area.
This is a density ratio between two license counts, not a ratio of open positions to job seekers — Florida's license file doesn't say who is currently looking for work or how many roles a practice has open. Read it as "how many licensed peers," not as a hiring-difficulty score.
What about general dentist salaries in Sebring?
Florida's "Dental" license bucket lists between 26 and 50 active licenses in Sebring, but the BLS OEWS public API has no published wage row for SOC 29-1021 in this metro as of August 4, 2026, so no dentist salary figure appears for Sebring. We do not estimate one.
Approximation, not a match: Florida's public license file groups every dental license — general dentists and specialists such as oral surgeons and orthodontists — under one "Dental" category. BLS SOC 29-1021 covers general dentists specifically. The license count and the wage figure are not counting the exact same population.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average dental hygienist salary in Sebring, FL?
$84,610 a year, per the BLS May 2025 OEWS survey. That figure is the mean. The median — the midpoint, where half earn more and half earn less — is $80,590. The BLS publishes both, and which of the two is higher varies from one metro area to the next.
How many dental hygienists work in Sebring?
The BLS estimates 40 employed in the metro area. Separately, Florida's license file lists between 51 and 100 people with an active hygienist license and a mailing address here, a broader group, since it includes anyone licensed in the area whether or not they're currently working.
Does Sebring have more dental hygienists per dentist than other Florida metros?
There are 2.3 licensed dental hygienists per licensed dentist in Sebring, based on the same Florida DOH file. This is a headcount ratio, not a measure of how many jobs are open.
Is this salary figure a projection for 2026?
No. It is the BLS's published May 2025 OEWS estimate — the most recent one the agency's public API had available as of August 4, 2026. This page does not project, interpolate, or adjust it forward.
Why isn't there a dentist salary figure for Sebring?
The BLS OEWS public API has not published a wage estimate for general dentists (SOC 29-1021) in this metro area. Rather than estimate one, this page leaves it out.
Where every number on this page comes from
$80,590 · $84,610
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 reference period, SOC 29-1292 Dental Hygienists, CBSA 42700. Pulled August 4, 2026. 51–100
Florida DOH — MQA Data Download (data-download.mqa.flhealthsource.gov), downloaded August 4, 2026. Dental hygienists with an active license and a mailing address in Sebring. 10
Cell suppression threshold applied to the underlying DOH county file: any county × profession cell under this count is withheld to avoid identifying individuals. Metro totals on this page appear only as count bands, never as exact figures.
Data as of August 4, 2026.
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