Dental Hygienists salary in Kingsport, TN

Median pay for dental hygienists in Kingsport, TN: $71,950/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,600 – $94,830 · about 190 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$9,135 (-11%).

What it's really worth in Kingsport

With Kingsport's cost of living at 85 (US=100), that $71,950 has the buying power of about $84,659 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,644 · median home $246,242 · median rent $1,350/mo.

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How Kingsport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Kingsport, TN is 168th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Kingsport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 119th.

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

A median home in Kingsport, TN costs $246,242 — about 3.4× 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 $1,350/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 Kingsport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Kingsport	Rent vs Kingsport
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+91%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+88%	2.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+84%	2.5×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+80%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Kingsport	Rent vs Kingsport
Nashville, TN	$84,350	+17%	1.3×
Knoxville, TN	$78,660	+9%	1.3×
Chattanooga, TN	$75,840	+5%	1.1×
Clarksville, TN	$72,110	+0%	1×

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

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