How much do Dentists, General make in Spartanburg, SC?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $51,990 and the 90th percentile is $314,990. The difference is $263,000, which is 187.4% 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 $122,110 to the 75th at $219,830, covers $97,720.

The mean annual wage is $175,660, which sits above the median of $140,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spartanburg, SC median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $154,155, which is 9.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.5% lower than the South Carolina median of $158,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spartanburg, SC is 91.051, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $140,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $154,155 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Spartanburg, SC ranks 22nd of 28 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).).

• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 34 miles away, with a median of $139,940 and employment of 540. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,054, against $154,155 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $189,220 and employment of 1,140. That median is 34.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $194,375, against $154,155 here.
• Asheville, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $202,630 and employment of 140. That median is 44.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $209,966, against $154,155 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Spartanburg, SC (100 of 165,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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.