Dentists salary in Huntington, WV

Median pay for dentists in Huntington, WV: $136,660/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,230 – $239,200 · about 90 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($165,500) by −$28,840 (-17%).

What it's really worth in Huntington

With Huntington's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $136,660 has the buying power of about $155,107 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,964 · median home $166,506 · median rent $1,094/mo.

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How Huntington ranks for this job

On raw pay, Huntington, WV is 151st of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Huntington's cost of living is applied, it ranks 129th.

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

A median home in Huntington, WV costs $166,506 — about 1.2× 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 $1,094/mo works out at 10% 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 Huntington.

Metro	Median pay	vs Huntington	Rent vs Huntington
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+75%	1.6×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+65%	1.5×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+65%	1.6×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+61%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in WV

Metro	Median pay	vs Huntington	Rent vs Huntington
Charleston, WV	$152,820	+12%	1.2×

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

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