Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$50-$60 per hour
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Overview
Legend Dental & Orthodontics is searching for a Dental Hygienist to join our dedicated team of professionals! Our office is equipped with the latest dental technologies, making appointments a breeze for both our Hygienists and our patients. If you're passionate about oral health and are excited about creating positive patient experiences, we hope to hear from you!
Compensation: $50-$60 per hour, plus monthly bonus opportunities
Schedule
Open to full or part-time opportunities
Benefits and Perks
- 401(k) options
- Referral bonus program
- Free CE courses provided by our affiliated vendors
- Other benefits available with full-time employment
Qualifications
- Prior hands-on Hygiene or assisted Hygiene experience is highly preferred
- Familiarity with Dentrix software
- Bilingual in Spanish is preferred
- INDHRDH03
Key Responsibilities
Provide professional dental hygiene services to patients using the latest dental technologies. Focus on promoting oral health and creating positive patient experiences.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Legend Dental & Orthodontics a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 1,581 active Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Dentistry Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$114k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Top 25% in Dentistry (Dental)
Living in Belton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $278k
- Typical market rent
- $1,681/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.