General Dentist salary in Tallahassee
Tallahassee, FL
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Tallahassee metro earns $166,800 ($80.19/hr). Tallahassee pays roughly 2% below the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Tallahassee: the analysis
At a verified median of $166,800, general dentists in Tallahassee earn slightly below the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 2%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Tallahassee ranks 209th.
Compared with Florida as a whole (median $174,900), Tallahassee pays general dentists about 5% 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 $96,000, while the top tenth earn $303,200 or more — a spread of about $207,200. 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 110 general dentists employed in Tallahassee — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Tallahassee, a general dentist earns about 2.1× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.7× what a dental assistant earns ($79,520, $45,330 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Tallahassee (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $96,000 |
| 25th percentilei | $124,300 |
| Median (50th)i | $166,800 |
| 75th percentilei | $213,300 |
| 90th percentilei | $303,200 |
| Mean (average)i | $182,540 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Tallahassee?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Tallahassee metro earns about $166,800 ($80.19/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Tallahassee general dentist pay compare to Florida overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Tallahassee metro median is about $166,800, versus the verified BLS OEWS Florida statewide median of about $174,900.
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