Dental Hygienists salary in Gulfport, MS

Median pay for dental hygienists in Gulfport, MS: $63,450/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $52,880 – $73,770 · about 190 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$17,635 (-22%).

What it's really worth in Gulfport

With Gulfport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $63,450 has the buying power of about $71,389 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,287 · median home $224,666 · median rent $1,423/mo.

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How Gulfport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Gulfport, MS is 178th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Gulfport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 176th.

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

What that salary buys in Gulfport

A median home in Gulfport, MS costs $224,666 — about 3.5× 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 $1,423/mo works out at 27% 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 Gulfport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Gulfport	Rent vs Gulfport
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+117%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+113%	2.5×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+109%	2.3×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+104%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in MS

Metro	Median pay	vs Gulfport	Rent vs Gulfport
Jackson, MS	$70,970	+12%	1×

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

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