General Dentist salary in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Santa Fe metro earns $154,960 ($74.50/hr). Santa Fe pays roughly 9% below the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Santa Fe: the analysis
At a verified median of $154,960, general dentists in Santa Fe earn modestly below the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 9%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Santa Fe ranks 277th.
Compared with New Mexico as a whole (median $155,260), Santa Fe 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 $101,400, while the top tenth earn $323,850 or more — a spread of about $222,450. 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 Santa Fe — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Santa Fe, a general dentist earns about 1.6× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.3× what a dental assistant earns ($99,260, $47,160 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Santa Fe (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $101,400 |
| 25th percentilei | $120,150 |
| Median (50th)i | $154,960 |
| 75th percentilei | $228,080 |
| 90th percentilei | $323,850 |
| Mean (average)i | $195,350 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Santa Fe?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Santa Fe metro earns about $154,960 ($74.50/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Santa Fe general dentist pay compare to New Mexico overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Santa Fe metro median is about $154,960, versus the verified BLS OEWS New Mexico statewide median of about $155,260.
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