Dental Hygienists salary in Utica, NY

Median pay for dental hygienists in Utica, NY: $94,260/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,650 – $95,750 · about 170 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($81,085) by +$13,175 (+16%).

What it's really worth in Utica

With Utica's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $94,260 has the buying power of about $101,644 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,823 · median home $230,265 · median rent $1,404/mo.

Full Utica cost of living & taxes →

How Utica ranks for this job

On raw pay, Utica, NY is 50th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Utica's cost of living is applied, it ranks 30th.

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

A median home in Utica, NY costs $230,265 — about 2.4× 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 $1,404/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 Utica.

Metro	Median pay	vs Utica	Rent vs Utica
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+46%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+44%	2.6×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+40%	2.4×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+37%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Utica	Rent vs Utica
New York, NY	$99,030	+5%	2.5×
Syracuse, NY	$85,080	−10%	1.2×
Albany, NY	$83,740	−11%	1.2×
Rochester, NY	$79,090	−16%	1.1×

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

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