General Dentist salary in Little Rock
Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Little Rock metro earns $172,250 ($82.81/hr). Little Rock is about the national median ($170,950).
General Dentist pay in Little Rock: the analysis
At a verified median of $172,250, general dentists in Little Rock earn in line with the U.S. median of $170,950 . Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Little Rock ranks 159th.
Compared with Arkansas as a whole (median $178,930), Little Rock pays general dentists about 4% 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 $100,460, while the top tenth earn $280,340 or more — a spread of about $179,880. 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 240 general dentists employed in Little Rock — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Little Rock, a general dentist earns about 1.9× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.8× what a dental assistant earns ($89,160, $45,140 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Little Rock (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $100,460 |
| 25th percentilei | $133,840 |
| Median (50th)i | $172,250 |
| 75th percentilei | $207,340 |
| 90th percentilei | $280,340 |
| Mean (average)i | $177,120 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Little Rock?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Little Rock metro earns about $172,250 ($82.81/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Little Rock general dentist pay compare to Arkansas overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Little Rock metro median is about $172,250, versus the verified BLS OEWS Arkansas statewide median of about $178,930.
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