General Dentist salary in St. Joseph
St. Joseph, MO-KS
The verified BLS median general dentist in the St. Joseph metro earns $207,450 ($99.74/hr). St. Joseph pays roughly 21% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in St. Joseph: the analysis
At a verified median of $207,450, general dentists in St. Joseph earn notably above the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 21%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, St. Joseph ranks 42nd.
Compared with Missouri as a whole (median $204,960), St. Joseph 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 $105,030, while the top tenth earn $363,500 or more — a spread of about $258,470. 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 50 general dentists employed in St. Joseph — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within St. Joseph, a general dentist earns about 2.4× what a dental hygienist earns and about 4.8× what a dental assistant earns ($87,370, $43,500 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — St. Joseph (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $105,030 |
| 25th percentilei | $171,030 |
| Median (50th)i | $207,450 |
| 75th percentilei | $336,490 |
| 90th percentilei | $363,500 |
| Mean (average)i | $225,650 |
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How much does a general dentist make in St. Joseph?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the St. Joseph metro earns about $207,450 ($99.74/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does St. Joseph general dentist pay compare to Missouri overall?
The verified BLS OEWS St. Joseph metro median is about $207,450, versus the verified BLS OEWS Missouri statewide median of about $204,960.
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