General Dentist salary in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City–Murray, UT
The verified BLS median general dentist in the Salt Lake City metro earns $130,510 ($62.74/hr). Salt Lake City pays roughly 24% below the national median of $170,950.
General Dentist pay in Salt Lake City: the analysis
At a verified median of $130,510, general dentists in Salt Lake City earn notably below the U.S. median of $170,950 — a gap of about 24%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports general dentist pay, Salt Lake City ranks 347th.
Compared with Utah as a whole (median $133,320), Salt Lake City pays general dentists about 2% 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 $84,020, while the top tenth earn $210,360 or more — a spread of about $126,340. 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 510 general dentists employed in Salt Lake City — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Salt Lake City, a general dentist earns about 1.4× what a dental hygienist earns and about 3.4× what a dental assistant earns ($94,330, $38,330 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
General Dentist pay distribution — Salt Lake City (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay |
|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $84,020 |
| 25th percentilei | $101,090 |
| Median (50th)i | $130,510 |
| 75th percentilei | $165,580 |
| 90th percentilei | $210,360 |
| Mean (average)i | $139,790 |
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How much does a general dentist make in Salt Lake City?
The verified BLS OEWS median general dentist in the Salt Lake City metro earns about $130,510 ($62.74/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Salt Lake City general dentist pay compare to Utah overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Salt Lake City metro median is about $130,510, versus the verified BLS OEWS Utah statewide median of about $133,320.
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