Dental Hygienists salary in Lafayette, LA

Median pay for dental hygienists in Lafayette, LA: $79,930/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,780 – $90,260 · about 240 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$1,155 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Lafayette

With Lafayette's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $79,930 has the buying power of about $91,293 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,150 · median home $202,312 · median rent $1,371/mo.

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How Lafayette ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lafayette, LA is 106th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Lafayette's cost of living is applied, it ranks 60th.

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

A median home in Lafayette, LA costs $202,312 — about 2.5× 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 $1,371/mo works out at 21% 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 Lafayette.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lafayette	Rent vs Lafayette
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+72%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+69%	2.6×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+66%	2.4×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+62%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lafayette	Rent vs Lafayette
Baton Rouge, LA	$83,370	+4%	1×
New Orleans, LA	$83,210	+4%	1.2×
Shreveport, LA	$78,490	−2%	1×

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

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