General Dentist salary in Urban Honolulu
Urban Honolulu, HI
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Urban Honolulu metro earns $168,090 ($80.81/hr). Urban Honolulu is about the national median ($170,950).
General Dentist pay in Urban Honolulu: the analysis
At a verified median of $168,090, general dentists in Urban Honolulu 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, Urban Honolulu ranks 198th.
Compared with Hawaii as a whole (median $167,820), Urban Honolulu tracks the statewide median closely. 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 $71,770, while the top tenth earn $416,000 or more — a spread of about $344,230. 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 650 general dentists employed in Urban Honolulu — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Urban Honolulu, a general dentist earns about 1.7× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.9× what a dental assistant earns ($96,440, $42,750 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Urban Honolulu (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $71,770 |
| 25th percentilei | $85,490 |
| Median (50th)i | $168,090 |
| 75th percentilei | $392,340 |
| 90th percentilei | $416,000 |
| Mean (average)i | $229,620 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Urban Honolulu?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Urban Honolulu metro earns about $168,090 ($80.81/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Urban Honolulu general dentist pay compare to Hawaii overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Urban Honolulu metro median is about $168,090, versus the verified BLS OEWS Hawaii statewide median of about $167,820.
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