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

How much do Dentists, General make in Johnson City, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Johnson City, TN is $182,660. The 10th percentile is $63,440 and the 90th percentile is $315,900. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$182,660

10th percentile
$63,440
25th percentile
$129,460
Median
$182,660
75th percentile
$222,040
90th percentile
$315,900
Mean
$190,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $63,440 and the 90th percentile is $315,900. The difference is $252,460, which is 138.2% 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 $129,460 to the 75th at $222,040, covers $92,580.

The mean annual wage is $190,040, which sits above the median of $182,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Johnson City, TN median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $207,738, which is 21.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the Tennessee median of $215,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnson City, TN is 87.928, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $182,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $207,738 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Johnson City, TN ranks 9th of 25 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).).

  • Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 24 miles away, with a median of $173,810 and employment of 90. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $201,060, against $207,738 here.
  • Asheville, NC is 47 miles away, with a median of $202,630 and employment of 140. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $209,966, against $207,738 here.
  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $193,320 and employment of 130. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $218,475, against $207,738 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Johnson City, TN (50 of 81,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 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 Johnson City, TN · 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 Johnson City, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Johnson City, TN is $182,660. The 10th percentile is $63,440 and the 90th percentile is $315,900. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $170,950.

What is Dentists, General pay in Johnson City, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnson City, TN is 87.928, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $182,660 is $207,738. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Johnson City, TN compare with nearby metros for Dentists, General?

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 24 miles away, at $173,810. Johnson City, TN ranks 9th of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.