Dental Hygienists salary in Flint, MI

Median pay for dental hygienists in Flint, MI: $76,390/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,560 – $79,220 · about 430 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$4,695 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Flint

With Flint's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $76,390 has the buying power of about $84,992 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,594 · median home $197,858 · median rent $1,096/mo.

Full Flint cost of living & taxes →

How Flint ranks for this job

On raw pay, Flint, MI is 152nd of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Flint's cost of living is applied, it ranks 115th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Flint 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 Flint

A median home in Flint, MI costs $197,858 — about 2.6× 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 $1,096/mo works out at 17% 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 Flint.

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+80%	3×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+77%	3.3×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+73%	3×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+69%	2×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
Ann Arbor, MI	$79,020	+3%	1.9×
Lansing, MI	$78,830	+3%	1.2×
Detroit, MI	$78,640	+3%	1.4×
Grand Rapids, MI	$77,840	+2%	1.5×

Staying in MI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires dental hygienists around Flint

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• McLaren Health Care · Healthcare
• Genesee Health System · Healthcare

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