Dentists salary in Flint, MI

Median pay for dentists in Flint, MI: $191,340/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $127,240 – $239,200 · about 210 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($165,500) by +$25,840 (+16%).

What it's really worth in Flint

With Flint's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $191,340 has the buying power of about $212,886 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,594 · median home $197,858 · median rent $1,096/mo.

Full Flint cost of living & taxes →

How Flint ranks for this job

On raw pay, Flint, MI is 28th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Flint's cost of living is applied, it ranks 13th.

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

What that salary buys in Flint

A median home in Flint, MI costs $197,858 — about 1× 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 $1,096/mo works out at 7% 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 Flint.

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+25%	1.6×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+18%	1.5×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+18%	1.6×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+15%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
Lansing, MI	$216,270	+13%	1.2×
Grand Rapids, MI	$166,880	−13%	1.5×
Ann Arbor, MI	$165,500	−14%	1.9×
Detroit, MI	$160,820	−16%	1.4×

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

Who hires dentists around Flint

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• McLaren Health Care · Healthcare
• Genesee Health System · Healthcare

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