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Dental Hygienists salary in Naples, FL

Median pay for dental hygienists in Naples, FL: $98,440/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $83,390 – $112,390 · about 330 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($81,085) by +$17,355 (+21%).

What it's really worth in Naples

With Naples's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $98,440 has the buying power of about $92,450 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $82,011 · median home $556,339 · median rent $2,739/mo.

Full Naples cost of living & taxes →

How Naples ranks for this job

On raw pay, Naples, FL is 39th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Naples's cost of living is applied, it ranks 52nd.

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

What that salary buys in Naples

A median home in Naples, FL costs $556,339 — about 5.7× 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 $2,739/mo works out at 33% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where dental hygienists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Naples.

MetroMedian payvs NaplesRent vs Naples
San Francisco, CA $137,450 +40% 1.2×
San Jose, CA $135,460 +38% 1.3×
Santa Maria, CA $132,360 +34% 1.2×
Seattle, WA $129,410 +31% 0.8×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs NaplesRent vs Naples
Cape Coral, FL $83,860 −15% 0.7×
North Port, FL $83,220 −15% 0.8×
Palm Bay, FL $82,790 −16% 0.7×
Tampa, FL $82,090 −17% 0.7×

Staying in FL 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.