Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$65-$80/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
We're Hiring a Dental Hygienist!
At Manassas Smiles, our hygiene team is at the heart of everything we do. We don’t just clean teeth - we build relationships, prevent disease before it starts, and help patients live healthier lives through education and personalized care. We believe that informed patients make better decisions, so we use visual tools, clear explanations, and relatable language to help patients truly understand their oral and overall health.
Compensation
- Up to $65/hour with single column
- Up to $80/hour with double column
- Schedule: Full-time
- Duties include
- Providing dental health education about tooth care and diet
- Removing plaque and calculus by scaling and polishing teeth
- Carrying out screening and monitoring procedures
Qualifications
- Valid Hygiene License
- Anesthesia Certification Preferred
- 1+ years of hands-on Hygiene experience is preferred
- Excellent personality and communication skills
- Meticulous about oral health and the health of your patients
- Team player
- INDHRDH02
Key Responsibilities
The dental hygienist will provide oral health education and perform clinical procedures such as scaling and polishing teeth. They are also responsible for monitoring patient health and maintaining accurate screening records.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$151k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $149k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia 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, 48% have no call, 43% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $135k–$166k | Dental Hygienist median $134k (middle half $123k–$137k)29 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$149k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygiene listings in Virginia | 76 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in Virginia | 178 active | 5,830 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 48% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Virginia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment178 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 777 in the last 30 days | 462 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Top Dental Hygienist Jobs
25 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
25 jobs · 14 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
24 jobs · 14 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$60-$88/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Manassas
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $472k
- Typical market rent
- $2,135/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.