General Dentist salary in Grants Pass
Grants Pass, OR
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Grants Pass metro earns $213,240 ($102.52/hr). Grants Pass pays roughly 25% above the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Grants Pass: the analysis
At a verified median of $213,240, general dentists in Grants Pass earn substantially above the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 25%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Grants Pass ranks 21st.
Compared with Oregon as a whole (median $211,690), Grants Pass 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 $140,420, while the top tenth earn $350,620 or more — a spread of about $210,200. 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 Grants Pass — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Grants Pass, a general dentist earns about 1.8× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.7× what a dental assistant earns ($116,210, $58,180 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Grants Pass (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $140,420 |
| 25th percentilei | $175,560 |
| Median (50th)i | $213,240 |
| 75th percentilei | $319,230 |
| 90th percentilei | $350,620 |
| Mean (average)i | $234,150 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Grants Pass?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Grants Pass metro earns about $213,240 ($102.52/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Grants Pass general dentist pay compare to Oregon overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Grants Pass metro median is about $213,240, versus the verified BLS OEWS Oregon statewide median of about $211,690.
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