Copy of 2017 RDH eVillage salary survey 2017 RDH eVillage Salary Survey Question Title * 1. Thank you for participating in this survey regarding dental hygiene salaries. What is your primary occupation on the date of completing this survey? Dental hygienist Dentist Dental assistant Front office staff member Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Please indicate the state where you primarily practice as a dental hygienist. 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. What is the highest level of career-related education you had a achieved as of January 1, 2017 Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Please indicate which age range you fall into among the options below. Under 39 years old 40-51 years old 52 years old or older Question Title * 5. On average, how many hours per week do you work as a practicing dental hygienist? None Under 20 hours 20 to 29 hours More than 30 hours a week Question Title * 6. Based on your observations of employment opportunities in dental hygiene in your area, would you describe finding employment in dental hygiene as being: Easy Difficult Unsure Question Title * 7. How long has it been since you received a pay raise? Within the last year One to two years ago Three to five years ago More than five years ago Have never received a pay raise 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 city name and two-letter state abbreviation) Question Title * 10. What is your estimate for which bracket below your total annual income as a dental hygienist will fall into during 2017? Under $20,000 $21,000 to $30,000 $31,000 to $40,000 $41,000 to $50,000 $51,000 to $60,000 $61,000 to $70,000 $71,000 to $80,000 $81,000 to $90,000 $91,000 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 $56 $57 $58 $59 $60 $61 $62 $63 $64 $65 $66 $67 $68 $69 $70 More than $65 an hour Question Title * 13. If you earn a daily rate, in what range does your daily rate fall into below? The question allows you to check various daily rates earned from different employers. Under $150 $150 to $175 $176 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. 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