General Dentist salary in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Syracuse metro earns $191,830 ($92.23/hr). Syracuse pays roughly 12% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Syracuse: the analysis
At a verified median of $191,830, general dentists in Syracuse earn notably above the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 12%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Syracuse ranks 96th.
Compared with New York as a whole (median $183,060), Syracuse pays general dentists about 5% more — modestly 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 $82,790, while the top tenth earn $359,080 or more — a spread of about $276,290. 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 190 general dentists employed in Syracuse — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Syracuse, a general dentist earns about 2.0× what a dental hygienist earns and about 4.0× what a dental assistant earns ($93,640, $47,370 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Syracuse (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $82,790 |
| 25th percentilei | $134,550 |
| Median (50th)i | $191,830 |
| 75th percentilei | $308,040 |
| 90th percentilei | $359,080 |
| Mean (average)i | $227,650 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Syracuse?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Syracuse metro earns about $191,830 ($92.23/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Syracuse general dentist pay compare to New York overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Syracuse metro median is about $191,830, versus the verified BLS OEWS New York statewide median of about $183,060.
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