Dental Hygienists salary in Lexington, KY

Median pay for dental hygienists in Lexington, KY: $75,600/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $64,710 – $93,760 · about 440 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$5,485 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Lexington

With Lexington's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $75,600 has the buying power of about $81,729 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,089 · median home $327,671 · median rent $1,528/mo.

Full Lexington cost of living & taxes →

How Lexington ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lexington, KY is 159th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Lexington's cost of living is applied, it ranks 139th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lexington is one of the places where dental hygienists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Lexington

A median home in Lexington, KY costs $327,671 — about 4.3× 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 $1,528/mo works out at 24% 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 Lexington.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lexington	Rent vs Lexington
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+82%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+79%	2.4×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+75%	2.2×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+71%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in KY

Metro	Median pay	vs Lexington	Rent vs Lexington
Louisville, KY	$77,140	+2%	1×

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

Who hires dental hygienists around Lexington

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Lexington Clinic · Healthcare
• Baptist Health · Healthcare

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