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Average Dentists, General Salary in Minnesota

Dentists, General in Minnesota earn a median annual salary of $219,200, which is +28.2% compared to the national median. There are 2,370 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$219,200
Minnesota median annual wage
$105/hour median
+28.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $170,950
2,370
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.01
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$132,930
25th
$194,990
Median
$219,200
75th
$220,230
90th
$226,940

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 Minnesota, 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
98.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$222,265
Goods: 100.5%
Services: 90.8%
Rents: 91.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Alaska $230,990 Compare 310
North Dakota $220,660 Compare 260
Tennessee $215,290 Compare 2,200
Oregon $211,690 Compare 1,660
Maine $209,200 Compare 310
North Carolina $207,000 Compare 4,140

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 Minnesota

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $708,340 0.87
Dermatologists $625,790 1.22
Surgeons, All Other $568,150 1.90
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $537,830 1.19
Anesthesiologists $496,510 1.18
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $475,250 0.40
Emergency Medicine Physicians $390,940 1.59
Neurologists $381,670 1.56

Minnesota has salary data for 733 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Dentists, General in Minnesota

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Dentists, General are projected to change by +4.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,900 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.