General Dentist salary in Louisville
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Louisville metro earns $151,420 ($72.80/hr). Louisville pays roughly 11% below the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Louisville: the analysis
At a verified median of $151,420, general dentists in Louisville earn modestly below the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 11%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Louisville ranks 299th.
Compared with Kentucky as a whole (median $134,160), Louisville pays general dentists about 13% more — notably 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 $75,240, while the top tenth earn $304,930 or more — a spread of about $229,690. 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 230 general dentists employed in Louisville — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Louisville, a general dentist earns about 1.9× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.1× what a dental assistant earns ($81,390, $49,100 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Louisville (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $75,240 |
| 25th percentilei | $107,870 |
| Median (50th)i | $151,420 |
| 75th percentilei | $215,760 |
| 90th percentilei | $304,930 |
| Mean (average)i | $168,180 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Louisville?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Louisville metro earns about $151,420 ($72.80/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Louisville general dentist pay compare to Kentucky overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Louisville metro median is about $151,420, versus the verified BLS OEWS Kentucky statewide median of about $134,160.
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