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Average Dentists, All Other Specialists Salary in South Carolina

Dentists, All Other Specialists in South Carolina earn a median annual salary of $246,770, which is +9.7% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for South Carolina (state).

$246,770
South Carolina median annual wage
$119/hour median
+9.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $224,990
70
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.90
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$199,580
25th
$227,490
Median
$246,770
75th
$264,030
90th
$274,670

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in South Carolina, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$263,224
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 88.3%
Rents: 80.5%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Texas $286,510 Compare 730
Oregon $256,510 Compare N/A
Illinois $250,880 Compare 230
Arizona $244,170 Compare 190
West Virginia $235,370 Compare 40
Arkansas $232,730 Compare 40

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in South Carolina

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians $359,500 1.27
Neurologists $352,680 0.28
Emergency Medicine Physicians $341,960 0.16
Orthodontists $311,450 N/A
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $302,340 1.11
Physicians, All Other $274,480 0.89
Nurse Anesthetists $265,480 1.31
Dermatologists $259,990 1.09

South Carolina has salary data for 728 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Dentists, All Other Specialists in South Carolina

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Dentists, All Other Specialists are projected to change by +0.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.