General Dentist salary in Flagstaff
Flagstaff, AZ
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Flagstaff metro earns $170,690 ($82.06/hr). Flagstaff is about the national median ($170,950).
General Dentist pay in Flagstaff: the analysis
At a verified median of $170,690, general dentists in Flagstaff earn about the U.S. median. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Flagstaff ranks 173rd.
Compared with Arizona as a whole (median $194,180), Flagstaff pays general dentists about 12% less than the statewide median. 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 $61,000, while the top tenth earn $217,380 or more — a spread of about $156,380. 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 30 general dentists employed in Flagstaff — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Flagstaff, a general dentist earns about 1.7× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.5× what a dental assistant earns ($101,220, $48,900 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Flagstaff (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $61,000 |
| 25th percentilei | $125,580 |
| Median (50th)i | $170,690 |
| 75th percentilei | $211,660 |
| 90th percentilei | $217,380 |
| Mean (average)i | $157,460 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Flagstaff?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Flagstaff metro earns about $170,690 ($82.06/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Flagstaff general dentist pay compare to Arizona overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Flagstaff metro median is about $170,690, versus the verified BLS OEWS Arizona statewide median of about $194,180.
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