Dentist Salary by State

Real compensation data for dental associates across all 50 states. Pulled from 1000 job listings in the last 6 months — averages, medians, top employers, and benefit prevalence per state.

Most-viewed states

Dentist pay swings hard by state and metro. The most-searched right now: dentist salaries in Texas, California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, and North Carolina — plus fast-climbing markets like Nevada and Oregon. Each page breaks down average and median pay, production splits, signing-bonus prevalence, and the top-paying metros — from real associate listings, updated daily.

Maryland147 New York130 Virginia122 California100 Texas87 Washington DC68 Georgia37 Tennessee23 Pennsylvania21 Arizona20 Colorado20 Illinois20 Ohio20 Oregon20 Washington20 Minnesota18 Florida17 Massachusetts17 Michigan17 North Carolina16 Nevada15 Louisiana5 Alabama4 New Jersey4 New Mexico4 Oklahoma3 Arkansas2 Iowa2 South Carolina2 Alaska1 Connecticut1 Idaho1 Indiana1 Kentucky1 Missouri1 Nebraska1 North Dakota1 Utah1 Wisconsin1 Delaware0 Hawaii0 Kansas0 Maine0 Mississippi0 Montana0 New Hampshire0 Rhode Island0 South Dakota0 Vermont0 West Virginia0 Wyoming0