General Dentist salary in Boulder
Boulder, CO
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Boulder metro earns $180,440 ($86.75/hr). Boulder pays roughly 6% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Boulder: the analysis
At a verified median of $180,440, general dentists in Boulder earn modestly above the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 6%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Boulder ranks 125th.
Compared with Colorado as a whole (median $166,240), Boulder pays general dentists about 9% more — modestly 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 $86,480, while the top tenth earn $224,410 or more — a spread of about $137,930. 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 140 general dentists employed in Boulder — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Boulder, a general dentist earns about 1.4× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.1× what a dental assistant earns ($130,000, $58,760 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Boulder (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $86,480 |
| 25th percentilei | $149,990 |
| Median (50th)i | $180,440 |
| 75th percentilei | $211,320 |
| 90th percentilei | $224,410 |
| Mean (average)i | $181,160 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Boulder?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Boulder metro earns about $180,440 ($86.75/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Boulder general dentist pay compare to Colorado overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Boulder metro median is about $180,440, versus the verified BLS OEWS Colorado statewide median of about $166,240.
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