Dental Hygienists salary in Olympia, WA

Median pay for dental hygienists in Olympia, WA: $121,930/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $100,240 – $127,660 · about 300 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($81,085) by +$40,845 (+50%).

What it's really worth in Olympia

With Olympia's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $121,930 has the buying power of about $114,639 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $88,895 · median home $533,918 · median rent $2,041/mo.

Full Olympia cost of living & taxes →

How Olympia ranks for this job

On raw pay, Olympia, WA is 12th of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Olympia's cost of living is applied, it ranks 8th.

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

What that salary buys in Olympia

A median home in Olympia, WA costs $533,918 — about 4.4× 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 $2,041/mo works out at 20% 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 Olympia.

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+13%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+11%	1.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+9%	1.6×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+6%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+6%	1.1×
Bremerton, WA	$128,110	+5%	1×
Kennewick, WA	$107,220	−12%	0.8×
Yakima, WA	$105,770	−13%	0.7×

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

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