How much do Dentists, General make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $64,040 and the 90th percentile is $326,260. The difference is $262,220, which is 157.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $121,740 to the 75th at $230,090, covers $108,350.

The mean annual wage is $185,270, which sits above the median of $166,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $178,310, which is 4.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.5% lower than the Georgia median of $206,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $166,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $178,310 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 14th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $210,400 and employment of 60. That median is 26.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $217,432, against $178,310 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $139,940 and employment of 540. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,054, against $178,310 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $222,690 and employment of 1,710. That median is 33.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $222,561, against $178,310 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (40 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.