SOC 29-1021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dentists, General make in Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Omaha, NE-IA is $187,400. The 10th percentile is $58,580 and the 90th percentile is $263,450. Employment is 440.
Median annual wage
$187,400
- 10th percentile
- $58,580
- 25th percentile
- $153,320
- Median
- $187,400
- 75th percentile
- $248,590
- 90th percentile
- $263,450
- Mean
- $191,850
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $58,580 and the 90th percentile is $263,450. The difference is $204,870, which is 109.3% 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 $153,320 to the 75th at $248,590, covers $95,270.
The mean annual wage is $191,850, which sits above the median of $187,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Omaha, NE-IA median is 9.6% higher than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $203,893, which is 19.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.3% higher than the Nebraska median of $179,750.
Omaha, NE-IA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Nebraska, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $187,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $203,893 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 5th of 9 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).).
- Lincoln, NE is 56 miles away, with a median of $204,530 and employment of 160. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $223,332, against $203,893 here.
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86 miles away, with a median of $191,280 and employment of 60. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $221,251, against $203,893 here.
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $209,300 and employment of 360. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $228,242, against $203,893 here.
Employment share
Dentists, General accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Omaha, NE-IA (440 of 498,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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 Omaha, NE-IA · 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 Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Omaha, NE-IA is $187,400. The 10th percentile is $58,580 and the 90th percentile is $263,450. Employment is 440.
How does that compare with the national median for Dentists, General?
The local median is 9.6% higher than the national median of $170,950.
What is Dentists, General pay in Omaha, NE-IA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $187,400 is $203,893. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Omaha, NE-IA compare with nearby metros for Dentists, General?
Lincoln, NE is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $204,530. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 5th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.