How Temp Dental Hygienist Pay Works
Pay is direct deposited every Thursday for the previous week's shifts, with taxes withheld. Instant Pay sends half your earnings within seconds. Typical temp pay runs $45-75/hour, depending on state and metro.
Introduction
"How much will I actually get paid, and when" is the question that matters most once you've decided to pick up temp hygiene shifts. On Teero, pay breaks down into three parts: the hourly rate for the shift, when that money actually lands in your account, and what happens to your pay if a shift falls through. This guide covers all three, using Teero's published pay policy.
Key Takeaways
- Typical temp pay runs $45 to $75 an hour, depending on your state and metro area; Teero publishes hourly ranges by city.
- The office sets the pay rate when it posts the shift. Through Smart Pricing, the office can give Teero a range and let Teero adjust the specific rate shown to hygienists within it, to help fill the shift.
- Standard pay is direct deposited every Thursday for all shifts worked the previous week (Monday through Sunday), with taxes withheld.
- Instant Pay sends 50% of your earnings within seconds of finishing a shift (some banks take until the next business day); the remainder comes on your next scheduled payroll.
- If an office cancels within 24 hours of a shift's start, you're paid for the full scheduled shift.
How Pay Is Set
The hourly rate
The office sets the pay rate when it posts a shift, and rates vary by state and metro area. Typical temp pay runs $45 to $75 an hour. Teero has placed W-2 hygienists in 2,710 cities across all 50 states, and it publishes hourly ranges for every city it serves, based on what hygienists in that market actually accept, at teero.com/hygienist/salaries/locations. You can filter shifts in the app by pay rate along with distance, day of week and office type, so you're only browsing shifts that clear the number you want.
Smart Pricing
Some shifts use Smart Pricing: the office gives a range it's willing to pay, and Teero adjusts the specific rate shown to hygienists within that range to try to fill the shift at the lowest price that still works. It's worth knowing this exists, so you understand why the same office's shifts can show different rates at different times.
Bonuses
If a shift isn't getting claimed, an office can add a bonus to make it more visible to hygienists browsing the app. That's a lever an office pulls to fill a hard-to-staff shift, not something you request, but it can mean a better rate shows up on shifts that would otherwise sit open.
Partial shifts
If you can't cover a full shift, you can request a partial one instead, for the hours you're actually available. It's worth knowing this option exists if a shift's full hours don't fit your schedule but part of it would.
How and When You Get Paid
Standard pay schedule
You're paid by direct deposit every Thursday, covering all shifts worked the previous week, Monday through Sunday, with taxes withheld as a W-2 employee.
Instant Pay
If you don't want to wait until Thursday, Instant Pay sends 50% of your earnings within seconds of finishing a shift (some banks take until the next business day). The remaining half comes through on your next scheduled payroll, once taxes are withheld from it.
What happens if the office cancels
If an office cancels a confirmed shift within 24 hours of its start time, you're paid for the full scheduled shift rather than losing that income. If you're the one who needs to cancel instead, you can do it in the app more than 14 days out; sooner than that, contact support directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do I get paid for a shift? By direct deposit every Thursday, for all shifts worked the previous week (Monday through Sunday), with taxes withheld. Or sooner, using Instant Pay.
How does Instant Pay work? After a shift, you can choose to receive 50% of your earnings within seconds (some banks take until the next business day). The rest comes on your next scheduled payroll.
Are taxes taken out of my pay? Yes. As a W-2 employee, Teero withholds and remits taxes on your behalf.
Who decides how much a shift pays? The office sets the rate when it posts the shift. Some shifts use Smart Pricing, where the office gives a range and Teero adjusts the rate shown within it to help fill the shift.
What's the typical hourly rate? $45 to $75 an hour, depending on your state and metro area. See hourly ranges by city for specifics where you work.
What if the office cancels on me last minute? If the office cancels within 24 hours of the shift's start, you're paid for the full scheduled shift.
Conclusion
Pay on Teero has a standard weekly rhythm, direct deposit every Thursday for the prior week, with taxes withheld, plus an Instant Pay option if you need part of it sooner. Rates run $45 to $75 an hour depending on where you work, and a late cancellation by the office doesn't cost you the shift's pay. See hourly ranges by city for what to expect where you are, and how to start temping as a dental hygienist if you haven't signed up yet.