Dentists salary in Youngstown, OH

Median pay for dentists in Youngstown, OH: $169,280/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,910 – $239,200 · about 70 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($165,500) by +$3,780 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Youngstown

With Youngstown's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $169,280 has the buying power of about $197,080 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $54,650 · median home $175,405 · median rent $1,030/mo.

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How Youngstown ranks for this job

On raw pay, Youngstown, OH is 63rd of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Youngstown's cost of living is applied, it ranks 29th.

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

A median home in Youngstown, OH costs $175,405 — 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 $1,030/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 Youngstown.

Metro	Median pay	vs Youngstown	Rent vs Youngstown
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+41%	1.7×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+34%	1.6×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+33%	1.7×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+30%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Youngstown	Rent vs Youngstown
Canton, OH	$193,540	+14%	1.1×
Akron, OH	$193,440	+14%	1.2×
Cleveland, OH	$168,100	−1%	1.4×
Toledo, OH	$157,010	−7%	1.3×

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

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