Dental Hygienists salary in Baltimore, MD

Median pay for dental hygienists in Baltimore, MD: $99,600/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $94,580 – $116,420 · about 1,590 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($81,085) by +$18,515 (+23%).

What it's really worth in Baltimore

With Baltimore's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $99,600 has the buying power of about $96,527 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $94,167 · median home $405,877 · median rent $1,919/mo.

Full Baltimore cost of living & taxes →

How Baltimore ranks for this job

On raw pay, Baltimore, MD is 34th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Baltimore's cost of living is applied, it ranks 44th.

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

What that salary buys in Baltimore

A median home in Baltimore, MD costs $405,877 — about 4.1× 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 $1,919/mo works out at 23% 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 Baltimore.

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+38%	1.7×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+36%	1.9×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+33%	1.7×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+30%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in MD

Metro	Median pay	vs Baltimore	Rent vs Baltimore
Salisbury, MD	$95,240	−4%	1×
Hagerstown, MD	$82,140	−18%	0.8×

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

Who hires dental hygienists around Baltimore

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Johns Hopkins Medicine · Healthcare
• University of Maryland Medical Center · Healthcare

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