General Dentist salary in Sioux City
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Sioux City metro earns $191,280 ($91.96/hr). Sioux City pays roughly 12% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Sioux City: the analysis
At a verified median of $191,280, general dentists in Sioux City earn notably above the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 12%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Sioux City ranks 97th.
Compared with Iowa as a whole (median $181,520), Sioux City pays general dentists about 5% 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 $105,460, while the top tenth earn $275,800 or more — a spread of about $170,340. 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 60 general dentists employed in Sioux City — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Sioux City, a general dentist earns about 2.3× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.9× what a dental assistant earns ($83,920, $48,590 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Sioux City (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $105,460 |
| 25th percentilei | $134,160 |
| Median (50th)i | $191,280 |
| 75th percentilei | $229,870 |
| 90th percentilei | $275,800 |
| Mean (average)i | $188,350 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Sioux City?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Sioux City metro earns about $191,280 ($91.96/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Sioux City general dentist pay compare to Iowa overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Sioux City metro median is about $191,280, versus the verified BLS OEWS Iowa statewide median of about $181,520.
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