Dental Hygienists salary in Milwaukee, WI

Median pay for dental hygienists in Milwaukee, WI: $79,850/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,460 – $90,830 · about 1,480 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$1,235 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Milwaukee

With Milwaukee's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $79,850 has the buying power of about $83,462 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $72,937 · median home $390,238 · median rent $1,538/mo.

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How Milwaukee ranks for this job

On raw pay, Milwaukee, WI is 108th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Milwaukee's cost of living is applied, it ranks 125th.

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

What that salary buys in Milwaukee

A median home in Milwaukee, WI costs $390,238 — about 4.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,538/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 Milwaukee.

Metro	Median pay	vs Milwaukee	Rent vs Milwaukee
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+72%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+70%	2.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+66%	2.2×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+62%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in WI

Metro	Median pay	vs Milwaukee	Rent vs Milwaukee
Madison, WI	$80,780	+1%	1.1×
Appleton, WI	$78,530	−2%	0.8×
Green Bay, WI	$78,240	−2%	0.8×

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

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