General Dentist salary in Mobile
Mobile, AL
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Mobile metro earns $207,010 ($99.52/hr). Mobile pays roughly 21% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Mobile: the analysis
At a verified median of $207,010, general dentists in Mobile earn notably above the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 21%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Mobile ranks 45th.
Compared with Alabama as a whole (median $153,860), Mobile pays general dentists about 35% more — substantially above the statewide figure. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.
The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of general dentists in this metro area earn around $134,550, while the top tenth earn $622,890 or more — a spread of about $488,340. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.
The BLS counts roughly 100 general dentists employed in Mobile — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Mobile, a general dentist earns about 3.4× what a dental hygienist earns and about 5.3× what a dental assistant earns ($60,710, $38,800 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Mobile (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $134,550 |
| 25th percentilei | $153,260 |
| Median (50th)i | $207,010 |
| 75th percentilei | $213,570 |
| 90th percentilei | $622,890 |
| Mean (average)i | $240,610 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Mobile?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Mobile metro earns about $207,010 ($99.52/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Mobile general dentist pay compare to Alabama overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Mobile metro median is about $207,010, versus the modeled Alabama statewide median of about $153,860.
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