General Dentist salary in Las Cruces
Las Cruces, NM
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Las Cruces metro earns $207,000 ($99.52/hr). Las Cruces pays roughly 21% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Las Cruces: the analysis
At a verified median of $207,000, general dentists in Las Cruces 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, Las Cruces ranks 47th.
Compared with New Mexico as a whole (median $155,260), Las Cruces pays general dentists about 33% more — substantially 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 $107,870, while the top tenth earn $315,440 or more — a spread of about $207,570. 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 80 general dentists employed in Las Cruces — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Las Cruces, a general dentist earns about 2.5× what a dental hygienist earns and about 5.4× what a dental assistant earns ($82,120, $38,400 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Las Cruces (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $107,870 |
| 25th percentilei | $130,900 |
| Median (50th)i | $207,000 |
| 75th percentilei | $243,010 |
| 90th percentilei | $315,440 |
| Mean (average)i | $204,020 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Las Cruces?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Las Cruces metro earns about $207,000 ($99.52/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Las Cruces general dentist pay compare to New Mexico overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Las Cruces metro median is about $207,000, versus the verified BLS OEWS New Mexico statewide median of about $155,260.
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