Dental Hygienists salary in Longview, TX

Median pay for dental hygienists in Longview, TX: $80,700/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $73,970 – $88,200 · about 110 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$385 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Longview

With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $80,700 has the buying power of about $90,704 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.

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How Longview ranks for this job

On raw pay, Longview, TX is 96th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 66th.

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

A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — about 2.7× 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 $1,203/mo works out at 18% 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 Longview.

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+70%	2.7×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+68%	3×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+64%	2.8×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+60%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
Austin, TX	$96,740	+20%	1.4×
Houston, TX	$93,750	+16%	1.4×
Dallas, TX	$92,310	+14%	1.4×
Corpus Christi, TX	$82,800	+3%	1.2×

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

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