How much do Dentists, General make in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $84,020 and the 90th percentile is $210,360. The difference is $126,340, which is 96.8% 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 $101,090 to the 75th at $165,580, covers $64,490.

The mean annual wage is $139,790, which sits above the median of $130,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salt Lake City-Murray, UT median is 23.7% lower than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,387, which is 24.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Utah median of $133,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is 100.868, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $129,387 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT ranks 4th of 6 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).).

• Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 58 miles away, with a median of $129,250 and employment of 150. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,576, against $129,387 here.
• Ogden, UT is 68 miles away, with a median of $155,250 and employment of 170. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,710, against $129,387 here.
• Logan, UT-ID is 109 miles away, with a median of $132,700 and employment of 40. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,334, against $129,387 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (510 of 826,210). 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.