General Dentist salary in Glens Falls
Glens Falls, NY
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Glens Falls metro earns $162,780 ($78.26/hr). Glens Falls pays roughly 5% below the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Glens Falls: the analysis
At a verified median of $162,780, general dentists in Glens Falls earn modestly below the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 5%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Glens Falls ranks 240th.
Compared with New York as a whole (median $183,060), Glens Falls pays general dentists about 11% less than the statewide median. 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 $81,390, while the top tenth earn $355,770 or more — a spread of about $274,380. 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 30 general dentists employed in Glens Falls — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Glens Falls, a general dentist earns about 1.9× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.5× what a dental assistant earns ($85,220, $47,070 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Glens Falls (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $81,390 |
| 25th percentilei | $126,920 |
| Median (50th)i | $162,780 |
| 75th percentilei | $231,770 |
| 90th percentilei | $355,770 |
| Mean (average)i | $191,490 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Glens Falls?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Glens Falls metro earns about $162,780 ($78.26/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Glens Falls general dentist pay compare to New York overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Glens Falls metro median is about $162,780, versus the verified BLS OEWS New York statewide median of about $183,060.
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