Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$68-$72/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Aura Marcela Torres, DDS, is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our dynamic team of professionals in Santa Cruz, CA!
Our practice, located minutes from Santa Cruz beaches, is committed to providing continued excellence in patient care and upholding the highest quality standards using state-of-the-art technology and modern techniques.
We are looking for an individual with a strong work ethic, outstanding interpersonal skills, and a superior chairside manner. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!
Compensation: $68-72 an hour, based on experience
Schedule: Full-time
Monday through Friday
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401(k) options
- Free CE courses provided by our affiliated vendors
- Occasional team lunches and bonding experiences
Qualifications
- Valid Hygiene license
- 1+ years of prior hands-on Hygiene experience is highly preferred
- Knowledge of Dentrix software is a plus
- INDHRDH02
Key Responsibilities
The Dental Hygienist will provide high-quality patient care using modern techniques and state-of-the-art technology. They will work as part of a dynamic team to maintain the practice's excellence in dental services.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 53% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $141k–$150k | Dental Hygienist median $120k (middle half $104k–$130k)308 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$132k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygiene listings in California | 162 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in California | 594 active | 5,828 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 53% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 4% offer loan repayment594 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 775 in the last 30 days | 449 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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- No weekends
About Aura Marcela Torres, D.D.S
Benefits & Perks
Living in Santa Cruz
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.43M
- Typical market rent
- $3,418/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 109.9
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.