General Dentist salary in Fort Collins
Fort Collins–Loveland, CO
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Fort Collins metro earns $180,210 ($86.64/hr). Fort Collins pays roughly 5% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Fort Collins: the analysis
At a verified median of $180,210, general dentists in Fort Collins earn modestly above the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 5%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Fort Collins ranks 127th.
Compared with Colorado as a whole (median $166,240), Fort Collins pays general dentists about 8% 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 $101,470, while the top tenth earn $323,130 or more — a spread of about $221,660. 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.
Within Fort Collins, a general dentist earns about 1.7× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.7× what a dental assistant earns ($106,650, $48,080 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Fort Collins (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $101,470 |
| 25th percentilei | $119,440 |
| Median (50th)i | $180,210 |
| 75th percentilei | $203,010 |
| 90th percentilei | $323,130 |
| Mean (average)i | $184,210 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Fort Collins?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Fort Collins metro earns about $180,210 ($86.64/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Fort Collins general dentist pay compare to Colorado overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Fort Collins metro median is about $180,210, versus the verified BLS OEWS Colorado statewide median of about $166,240.
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