General Dentist salary in Florence

At a verified median of $137,260, general dentists in Florence earn notably below the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 20%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Florence ranks 335th.

Compared with South Carolina as a whole (median $158,640), Florence pays general dentists about 13% 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 $100,140, while the top tenth earn $316,720 or more — a spread of about $216,580. 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 Florence — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.

Within Florence, a general dentist earns about 1.7× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.3× what a dental assistant earns ($81,200, $42,220 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.