Dentists salary in Daphne, AL

Median pay for dentists in Daphne, AL: $158,870/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $55,980 – $239,200 · about 70 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($165,500) by −$6,630 (-4%).

What it's really worth in Daphne

With Daphne's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $158,870 has the buying power of about $168,661 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,039 · median home $373,114 · median rent $1,663/mo.

Full Daphne cost of living & taxes →

How Daphne ranks for this job

On raw pay, Daphne, AL is 111th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Daphne's cost of living is applied, it ranks 92nd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Daphne is one of the places where dentists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Daphne

A median home in Daphne, AL costs $373,114 — about 2.3× 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 $1,663/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where dentists earn more

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

Metro	Median pay	vs Daphne	Rent vs Daphne
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+51%	1×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+42%	1×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+42%	1.1×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+38%	1×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Daphne	Rent vs Daphne
Huntsville, AL	$168,220	+6%	0.8×
Birmingham, AL	$161,450	+2%	0.9×
Mobile, AL	$160,040	+1%	0.8×
Montgomery, AL	$158,440	+0%	0.8×

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

Who hires dentists around Daphne

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Comfort Keepers · Healthcare

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