SOC 29-1021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dentists, General make in Columbus, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Columbus, OH is $166,180. The 10th percentile is $64,100 and the 90th percentile is $306,960. Employment is 780.
Median annual wage
$166,180
- 10th percentile
- $64,100
- 25th percentile
- $65,260
- Median
- $166,180
- 75th percentile
- $204,610
- 90th percentile
- $306,960
- Mean
- $154,660
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $64,100 and the 90th percentile is $306,960. The difference is $242,860, which is 146.1% 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 $65,260 to the 75th at $204,610, covers $139,350.
The mean annual wage is $154,660, which sits below the median of $166,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Columbus, OH median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $174,067, which is 1.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.7% lower than the Ohio median of $167,410.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $166,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $174,067 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Columbus, OH ranks 17th of 26 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).).
- Springfield, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $172,680 and employment of 30. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,845, against $174,067 here.
- Mansfield, OH is 58 miles away, with a median of $163,980 and employment of 40. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $184,513, against $174,067 here.
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $181,990 and employment of 180. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $196,334, against $174,067 here.
Employment share
Dentists, General accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (780 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH · Dentists, General by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Dentists, General make in Columbus, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Columbus, OH is $166,180. The 10th percentile is $64,100 and the 90th percentile is $306,960. Employment is 780.
How does that compare with the national median for Dentists, General?
The local median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $170,950.
What is Dentists, General pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $166,180 is $174,067. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Columbus, OH compare with nearby metros for Dentists, General?
Springfield, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $172,680. Columbus, OH ranks 17th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.