General Dentist salary in Cape Coral
Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Cape Coral metro earns $178,970 ($86.04/hr). Cape Coral pays roughly 5% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Cape Coral: the analysis
At a verified median of $178,970, general dentists in Cape Coral 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, Cape Coral ranks 130th.
Compared with Florida as a whole (median $174,900), Cape Coral pays general dentists about 2% more — slightly 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 $103,150, while the top tenth earn $372,100 or more — a spread of about $268,950. 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 190 general dentists employed in Cape Coral — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Cape Coral, a general dentist earns about 2.0× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.9× what a dental assistant earns ($91,120, $46,370 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Cape Coral (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $103,150 |
| 25th percentilei | $131,750 |
| Median (50th)i | $178,970 |
| 75th percentilei | $245,960 |
| 90th percentilei | $372,100 |
| Mean (average)i | $211,040 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Cape Coral?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Cape Coral metro earns about $178,970 ($86.04/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Cape Coral general dentist pay compare to Florida overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Cape Coral metro median is about $178,970, versus the verified BLS OEWS Florida statewide median of about $174,900.
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