Dental Hygienists salary in Louisville, KY

Median pay for dental hygienists in Louisville, KY: $77,140/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,610 – $92,610 · about 690 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$3,945 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Louisville

With Louisville's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $77,140 has the buying power of about $82,775 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,771 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.

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How Louisville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Louisville, KY is 150th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Louisville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 130th.

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

A median home in Louisville, KY costs $350,000 — about 4.5× 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 $1,500/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 Louisville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+78%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+76%	2.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+72%	2.2×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+68%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in KY

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
Lexington, KY	$75,600	−2%	1×

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

Who hires dental hygienists around Louisville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Norton Healthcare · Healthcare

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