Dentist salary in Georgia

Official occupation: 29-1021 Dentists, General · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 85/100

In Georgia, the median dentist earns $206,760 a year, 21% above the United States median of $170,950.

It ranks 8th of 47 states with a published figure.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $373,420, 4.0 times the $93,590 that marks the bottom 10%.

With 2,620 jobs and a location quotient of 0.67, the role is less common here than in the United States as a whole.

For context, the median across all occupations in Georgia is $48,170, so this role pays 4.3 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureGeorgiaNational
Median annual pay Observed$206,760United States: $170,950
Mean annual pay Observed$214,040United States: $191,350
10th percentile Observed$93,590United States: $86,250
25th percentile Observed$154,550United States: $125,710
75th percentile Observed$257,910United States: $224,040
90th percentile Observed$373,420United States: $319,630
Median hourly pay Observed$99.41United States: $82.19
Employment (jobs) Observed2,620
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed0.535
Location quotient Observed0.67
Difference from United States median ($170,950) Derived+21%
Rank among 47 states Derived8
Ratio to Georgia all-occupation median ($48,170) Derived4.29×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived3.99

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 6. Maine$209,200
  2. 7. North Carolina$207,000
  3. 8. Georgia$206,760
  4. 9. Missouri$204,960
  5. 10. Vermont$204,960

Largest cities in Georgia: Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah, Athens, South Fulton (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 85/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.