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.

California164 New York133 Texas127 Virginia106 Maryland75 Washington DC62 Georgia47 Florida30 Tennessee30 Colorado28 Pennsylvania28 North Carolina26 Ohio25 Illinois19 Missouri19 Arizona10 Michigan6 Louisiana5 New Jersey5 Washington5 Massachusetts4 New Mexico4 Alabama3 Minnesota3 Oklahoma3 Oregon3 Arkansas2 Iowa2 Kansas2 South Carolina2 Alaska1 Connecticut1 Delaware1 Idaho1 Indiana1 Kentucky1 Nebraska1 Nevada1 North Dakota1 Utah1 Wisconsin1 Hawaii0 Maine0 Mississippi0 Montana0 New Hampshire0 Rhode Island0 South Dakota0 Vermont0 West Virginia0 Wyoming0