Dental Hygienists salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

Median pay for dental hygienists in Tuscaloosa, AL: $57,500/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,480 – $62,590 · about 150 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$23,585 (-29%).

What it's really worth in Tuscaloosa

With Tuscaloosa's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $57,500 has the buying power of about $64,529 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,132 · median home $223,201 · median rent $1,485/mo.

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How Tuscaloosa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tuscaloosa, AL is 181st of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Tuscaloosa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 179th.

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

What that salary buys in Tuscaloosa

A median home in Tuscaloosa, AL costs $223,201 — about 3.9× 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 $1,485/mo works out at 31% 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 Tuscaloosa.

Metro	Median pay	vs Tuscaloosa	Rent vs Tuscaloosa
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+139%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+136%	2.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+130%	2.2×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+125%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Tuscaloosa	Rent vs Tuscaloosa
Huntsville, AL	$58,410	+2%	0.9×
Birmingham, AL	$58,120	+1%	1×
Montgomery, AL	$56,820	−1%	0.9×
Daphne, AL	$56,660	−1%	1.1×

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

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