Dental Hygienists salary in El Paso, TX
Median pay for dental hygienists in El Paso, TX: $79,660/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,950 – $88,130 · about 280 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$1,425 (-2%).
What it's really worth in El Paso
With El Paso's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $79,660 has the buying power of about $87,746 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $55,344 · median home $232,910 · median rent $1,520/mo.
How El Paso ranks for this job
On raw pay, El Paso, TX is 111th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once El Paso's cost of living is applied, it ranks 91st.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — El Paso is one of the places where dental hygienists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in El Paso
A median home in El Paso, TX costs $232,910 — about 2.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,520/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where dental hygienists earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to El Paso.
| Metro | Median pay | vs El Paso | Rent vs El Paso |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $137,450 | +73% | 2.1× |
| San Jose, CA | $135,460 | +70% | 2.4× |
| Santa Maria, CA | $132,360 | +66% | 2.2× |
| Seattle, WA | $129,410 | +62% | 1.5× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs El Paso | Rent vs El Paso |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $96,740 | +21% | 1.1× |
| Houston, TX | $93,750 | +18% | 1.1× |
| Dallas, TX | $92,310 | +16% | 1.1× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $82,800 | +4% | 0.9× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires dental hygienists around El Paso
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Hospitals of Providence · Healthcare
Other jobs in El Paso
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 184 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.