SOC 29-1021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Dentists, General make in Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Duluth, MN-WI is $200,210. The 10th percentile is $141,820 and the 90th percentile is $277,170. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$200,210

10th percentile
$141,820
25th percentile
$163,790
Median
$200,210
75th percentile
$204,040
90th percentile
$277,170
Mean
$199,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A dental hygienist treating a patient
A dental hygienist at work. Photograph by baskyes. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $141,820 and the 90th percentile is $277,170. The difference is $135,350, which is 67.6% 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 $163,790 to the 75th at $204,040, covers $40,250.

The mean annual wage is $199,410, which sits below the median of $200,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $225,543, which is 31.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.7% lower than the Minnesota median of $219,200.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $200,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $225,543 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 4th of 4 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).).

  • St. Cloud, MN is 157 miles away, with a median of $208,000 and employment of 70. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $237,356, against $225,543 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $219,980 and employment of 1,760. That median is 9.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $209,861, against $225,543 here.
  • Eau Claire, WI is 173 miles away, with a median of $209,750 and employment of 80. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $226,033, against $225,543 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (90 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 Duluth, MN-WI · 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 Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Duluth, MN-WI is $200,210. The 10th percentile is $141,820 and the 90th percentile is $277,170. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Dentists, General?

The local median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $170,950.

What is Dentists, General pay in Duluth, MN-WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $200,210 is $225,543. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Duluth, MN-WI compare with nearby metros for Dentists, General?

St. Cloud, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 157 miles away, at $208,000. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.