2013 RDH eVillage Salary survey Question Title * 1. Thank you for participating in this survey regarding dental hygiene salaries. What is your primary occupation on this date of completing this survey? Dental hygienist Dentist Dental assistant Front office staff member Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. In which state do you primarily practice? State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * 3. During what decade did you graduate from dental hygiene school? 1960s or before 1970s 1980s 1990s After 2000 Question Title * 4. What is your highest level of completed education? Diploma or Certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral degree Question Title * 5. On average, how many hours per week do you work as a dental hygienist? Unemployed as a dental hygienist Under 20 hours 20 to 24 hours 25 to 29 hours 30 to 35 hours More than 36 hours a week Question Title * 6. Based on your work schedule that you indicated in the preceding question, how many more hours a week would you prefer to work, if you could choose the amount of hours scheduled? I would prefer to work fewer hours My current work schedule follows the desired pattern I would prefer to work an additional one or more shifts a week Uncertain Question Title * 7. Do you augment your income as a dental hygienist with income unrelated to clinical dentistry? No. Yes, I work for another company within the oral health industry Yes, I work for another company external to the oral health industry Yes, I am self-employed Question Title * 8. Which setting best describes the office(s) where you practice dental hygiene? Metropolitan area, including suburbs Small town or rural area Question Title * 9. If you chose "metropolitan area" as your answer to the previous question, please choose from one of the metropolitan areas below. Atlanta Austin Baltimore Boston Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas-Fort Worth Denver Detroit Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Louisville Los Angeles Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Memphis Nashville New York City Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburgh Phoenix Providence Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco-Oakland Seattle Tampa-St. Petersburg Virginia Beach Washington, D.C. Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. What is your estimate for your total annual income as a dental hygienist in 2013? Under $20,000 $21,000 to $25,000 $26,000 to $30,000 $31,000 to $35,000 $36,000 to $40,000 $41,000 to $45,000 $46,000 to $50,000 $51,000 to $55,000 $56,000 to $60,000 $61,000 to $65,000 $66,000 to $70,000 $71,000 to $75,000 $76,000 to $80,000 $81,000 to $85,000 $86,000 to $90,000 $91,000 to $95,000 $96,000 to $100,000 More than $100,000 Question Title * 11. On what basis do you earn your income? (This question allows for the possibility that you work for more than one employer, so check all that apply.) Hourly rate Daily rate Annual salary Percentage of production/collections for hygiene, or commission Question Title * 12. If you earn an hourly rate, what are the rates that you earn? Round up or round down wages that do not match an even dollar amount. For example, $26.50 should be $27; $43.25 should be $43. This question allows you to choose multiple rates, allowing for the possibility that you work for different employers who pay different amounts. Under $20 $21 $22 $23 $24 $25 $26 $27 $28 $29 $30 $31 $32 $33 $34 $35 $36 $37 $38 $39 $40 $41 $42 $43 $44 $45 $46 $47 $48 $49 $50 $51 $52 $53 $54 $55 More than $56 an hour Question Title * 13. If you earn a daily rate, what are the rates that you earn? The question allows you to check various daily rates earned from different employers. Under $150 $150 to $175 $175 to $200 $201 to $225 $226 to $250 $251 to $275 $276 to $300 $301 to $325 $326 to $350 $351 to $375 $376 to $400 $401 to $425 $426 to $450 More than $450 Question Title * 14. If you earn a percentage of production, or commission, please briefly describe the pay arrangement. Question Title * 15. The dental profession typically views a hygienist’s salary as being approximately 30% to 40% of production. What is your salary to production ratio? Don't know 10/20% 20/30% 30/40% 40/50% Question Title * 16. Thank you for participating in the RDH eVillage salary survey. Would you like to make any comments on trends regarding salaries, employment issues, etc., in your area? Done