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Dental Hygienists salary in Las Vegas, NV

Median pay for dental hygienists in Las Vegas, NV: $94,610/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $41,120 – $102,990 · about 1,450 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($81,085) by +$13,525 (+17%).

What it's really worth in Las Vegas

With Las Vegas's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $94,610 has the buying power of about $96,260 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,911 · median home $430,650 · median rent $1,737/mo.

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How Las Vegas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Las Vegas, NV is 49th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Las Vegas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 47th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Las Vegas sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Las Vegas

A median home in Las Vegas, NV costs $430,650 — about 4.6× 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 $1,737/mo works out at 22% 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 Las Vegas.

MetroMedian payvs Las VegasRent vs Las Vegas
San Francisco, CA $137,450 +45% 1.9×
San Jose, CA $135,460 +43% 2.1×
Santa Maria, CA $132,360 +40% 1.9×
Seattle, WA $129,410 +37% 1.3×

Same job elsewhere in NV

MetroMedian payvs Las VegasRent vs Las Vegas
Reno, NV $106,240 +12% 1.1×

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

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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.