What are the main factors that influence an Associate Dentist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Associate Dentist's salary?

An Associate Dentist's salary grows with experience: starting around $189,398 for beginners, reaching about $190,574 at mid-level, and approach $194,708 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Dentist?

Associate Dentist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Dentist roles are District of Columbia $215,581, California $214,763, Massachusetts $211,901. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Dentist roles make?

Salaries for Associate Dentist level roles vary by specialization: Pediatric Dentist: $200,973; General Dentist Associate: $198,720; Associate Dentist DDS DMD: $197,771; General Dentist: $197,179; Senior Dentist: $196,605.

How do different companies affect an Associate Dentist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Associate Dentist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Associate Dentist Salary in the United States

How much does an Associate Dentist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Dentist in the United States is $194,708 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $94.

However, an Associate Dentist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $250,143
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $185,398 to $223,725
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $176,922

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Associate Dentist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$223,725	$18,644	$4,302	$108
Average	$194,708	$16,226	$3,744	$94
25th Percentile	$185,398	$15,450	$3,565	$89

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Dentist Salaries

An Associate Dentist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Dentist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Dentist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $189,398
Early Career (1-2 years): $189,986
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $190,574
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $191,398
Expert (over 8 years): $194,708

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Associate Dentist	$189,398
Intermediate Level Associate Dentist	$189,986
Senior Level Associate Dentist	$190,574
Specialist Level Associate Dentist	$191,398
Expert Level Associate Dentist	$194,708

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How Do Associate Dentist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Associate Dentists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $215,581.
California: $214,763.
Massachusetts: $211,901.

District of Columbia $215,581 California $214,763 Massachusetts $211,901 Washington $211,122 New Jersey $211,044 Alaska $210,771 Connecticut $208,084 New York $206,994

Hawaii $203,509 Rhode Island $201,873 Maryland $200,763 Minnesota $199,245 Colorado $198,661 Illinois $198,466 Oregon $197,726 Delaware $197,181

New Hampshire $196,838 Virginia $196,071 Pennsylvania $193,832 Nevada $192,703 North Dakota $192,333 Michigan $191,748 Wisconsin $191,534 Vermont $191,106

Texas $189,918 Maine $189,840 Arizona $189,723 Ohio $189,587 Georgia $187,796 Indiana $186,900 Wyoming $186,725 Utah $186,452

Iowa $186,336 Kansas $185,401 Louisiana $185,128 North Carolina $185,031 Missouri $184,992 Florida $184,233 Montana $183,824 Nebraska $183,434

Kentucky $183,220 South Carolina $182,441 Tennessee $181,955 Idaho $181,760 New Mexico $180,339 Oklahoma $180,027 Alabama $178,878 South Dakota $176,951

Arkansas $175,899 West Virginia $175,335 Mississippi $173,641

Top Paying Cities for Associate Dentists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $245,585
San Francisco: $243,171
Oakland: $237,777

San Jose, CA $245,585

San Francisco, CA $243,171

Oakland, CA $237,777

New York, NY $225,647

Queens Village, NY $224,187

Paramus, NJ $222,629

Passaic, NJ $222,434

Bergenfield, NJ $222,240

Stamford, CT $221,948

Huntington, NY $221,753

Newark, NJ $220,487

Bridgeport, CT $220,098

New Brunswick, NJ $219,455

Vallejo, CA $219,047

Middlesex, NJ $218,930

Somerset, NJ $218,754

Petaluma, CA $218,307

Santa Cruz, CA $217,547

Boston, MA $217,158

Monterey, CA $216,184

Fairbanks, AK $216,048

Los Angeles, CA $215,678

Washington, DC $215,581

Seattle, WA $215,230

Santa Rosa, CA $215,191

Juneau, AK $214,627

Orange, CA $213,984

Anchorage, AK $213,634

Anaheim, CA $213,497

Santa Ana, CA $213,205

Nassau, NY $213,088

Long Beach, CA $213,011

Danbury, CT $212,952

Santa Maria, CA $212,290

Everett, WA $212,251

Bremerton, WA $211,297

Trenton, NJ $210,927

Sacramento, CA $210,849

San Diego, CA $210,752

Brockton, MA $210,674

Tacoma, WA $210,596

Santa Barbara, CA $210,324

Lowell, MA $209,545

New Suffolk, NY $209,467

Nashua, NH $209,233

Lompoc, CA $208,922

Ventura, CA $208,727

Stockton, CA $208,669

New Haven, CT $208,279

Atlantic City, NJ $207,773

Hartford, CT $207,345

Modesto, CA $207,247

Poughkeepsie, NY $206,819

New Britain, CT $206,721

Olympia, WA $206,449

Kennewick, WA $206,449

New London, CT $206,410

Norwich, CT $206,352

Lawrence, MA $206,254

Bakersfield, CA $205,709

Riverside, CA $205,436

New Bedford, MA $205,436

Richland, WA $205,242

Portsmouth, NH $205,086

Vineland, NJ $205,047

San Bernardino, CA $204,891

Boulder, CO $204,346

Worcester, MA $204,190

Portland, OR $204,015

Saint Paul, MN $203,781

Minneapolis, MN $203,781

Philadelphia, PA $203,509

Honolulu, HI $202,477

Springfield, MA $201,795

Providence, RI $201,776

Chicago, IL $201,211

Bellingham, WA $200,978

Baltimore, MD $200,763

Chico, CA $200,277

Wilmington, DE $199,946

Pittsfield, MA $199,751

Manchester, NH $199,381

Spokane, WA $198,524

Denver, CO $198,505

Albany, NY $197,590

Troy, NY $197,512

Schenectady, NY $197,103

Burlington, VT $196,675

Portland, ME $195,993

Salem, OR $195,837

Yakima, WA $195,798

Ann Arbor, MI $195,740

Rochester, MN $195,195

Fresno, CA $195,097

Reno, NV $195,097

Milwaukee, WI $194,922

Detroit, MI $194,727

Allentown, PA $194,669

Carson City, NV $194,650

Houston, TX $194,358

Colorado Springs, CO $194,338

Syracuse, NY $194,241

Eugene, OR $193,871

Bismarck, ND $193,637

Gary, IN $193,637

Galveston, TX $193,637

Springfield, OR $193,481

Medford, OR $193,014

Fort Collins, CO $192,936

Austin, TX $192,780

Mesa, AZ $192,372

Phoenix, AZ $192,333

Dallas, TX $192,274

Reading, PA $192,157

Saint Cloud, MN $192,079

Concord, NH $191,904

Madison, WI $191,826

Utica, NY $191,301

Raleigh, NC $191,145

Las Vegas, NV $191,125

Rochester, NY $190,989

Des Moines, IA $190,970

Atlanta, GA $190,658

Battle Creek, MI $190,600

Salt Lake City, UT $190,541

Lancaster, PA $190,249

Champaign, IL $190,210

Harrisburg, PA $189,977

Durham, NC $189,801

Kansas City, MO $189,782

Kansas City, KS $189,743

Fort Worth, TX $189,723

Boca Raton, FL $189,646

Cleveland, OH $189,626

Columbus, OH $189,587

Pittsburgh, PA $189,568

Richmond, VA $189,490

Indianapolis, IN $189,451

Cincinnati, OH $189,198

Petersburg, VA $188,906

Billings, MT $188,477

Lansing, MI $188,477

Huntsville, AL $188,477

Lebanon, PA $188,458

Dayton, OH $188,438

Pueblo, CO $188,438

Appleton, WI $188,380

Buffalo, NY $188,302

Racine, WI $188,205

Charlotte, NC $188,185

Saint Louis, MO $188,127

Springfield, IL $188,049

Elkhart, IN $188,010

York, PA $188,010

Gastonia, NC $187,991

Benton Harbor, MI $187,991

Beaumont, TX $187,874

Lorain, OH $187,835

Toledo, OH $187,757

Binghamton, NY $187,660

Rock Hill, SC $187,640

Rockford, IL $187,543

Fargo, ND $187,445

Elyria, OH $187,445

Flagstaff, AZ $187,309

Fort Lauderdale, FL $187,192

Miami, FL $187,075

Duluth, MN $186,764

Bangor, ME $186,511

Cedar Rapids, IA $186,297

Louisville, KY $186,199

Grand Rapids, MI $186,160

Hialeah, FL $186,141

Casper, WY $185,868

Scranton, PA $185,635

New Orleans, LA $185,576

Virginia Beach, VA $185,557

Akron, OH $185,459

Peoria, IL $185,206

Sarasota, FL $185,167

Green Bay, WI $185,031

Baton Rouge, LA $184,934

Charleston, SC $184,895

Nashville, TN $184,836

Jamestown, NY $184,797

Davenport, IA $184,797

Tucson, AZ $184,700

Cheyenne, WY $184,642

Saint Petersburg, FL $184,583

Tampa, FL $184,544

Omaha, NE $184,505

Port Arthur, TX $184,427

Evansville, IN $184,427

Bradenton, FL $184,350

Santa Fe, NM $183,999

Orlando, FL $183,804

Clearwater, FL $183,590

Canton, OH $183,181

La Crosse, WI $183,181

Grand Forks, ND $183,123

Albuquerque, NM $183,064

Tulsa, OK $183,064

Newport News, VA $183,045

High Point, NC $182,987

Ogden, UT $182,909

Corpus Christi, TX $182,753

Laramie, WY $182,636

Norfolk, VA $182,636

Rock Island, IL $182,519

Saginaw, MI $182,480

Jacksonville, FL $182,461

Salisbury, NC $182,422

Memphis, TN $182,383

Moline, IL $182,286

Fort Myers, FL $182,227

Waterloo, IA $181,974

Spartanburg, SC $181,779

Lincoln, NE $181,682

Fort Wayne, IN $181,643

Birmingham, AL $181,429

Cedar Falls, IA $181,390

Provo, UT $181,371

Springfield, OH $181,351

San Antonio, TX $181,312

Greensboro, NC $181,234

South Bend, IN $181,215

Winston Salem, NC $181,195

Boise, ID $181,137

Savannah, GA $181,001

Muskegon, MI $180,650

Lima, OH $180,416

Lake Charles, LA $180,339

Anderson, IN $180,300

Lexington, KY $180,241

Augusta, GA $180,183

Greenville, SC $180,183

Wichita, KS $180,008

Tuscaloosa, AL $180,008

Columbia, SC $179,832

Bloomington, IN $179,346

Roanoke, VA $179,229

Asheville, NC $178,976

Knoxville, TN $178,645

Shreveport, LA $178,625

Wilmington, NC $178,372

Frankfort, KY $178,002

Oklahoma City, OK $177,866

Chillicothe, OH $177,788

Longview, TX $177,768

Topeka, KS $177,710

Mobile, AL $177,418

Terre Haute, IN $177,340

Erie, PA $177,321

Altoona, PA $177,223

Melbourne, FL $177,165

Amarillo, TX $177,087

Killeen, TX $177,029

Fayetteville, AR $176,873

Sioux Falls, SD $176,736

Chattanooga, TN $176,620

Idaho Falls, ID $176,600

Gainesville, FL $176,191

Portsmouth, OH $176,094

Little Rock, AR $176,055

Lynchburg, VA $176,055

Lafayette, LA $175,977

Youngstown, OH $175,977

Temple, TX $175,899

Daytona Beach, FL $175,860

Clarksville, TN $175,841

Pensacola, FL $175,821

Hopkinsville, KY $175,237

Charleston, WV $175,218

Florence, SC $175,120

Sioux City, IA $175,004

Macon, GA $174,439

Tallahassee, FL $174,419

Fayetteville, NC $174,380

Waco, TX $174,342

Wichita Falls, TX $174,342

Pine Bluff, AR $174,264

Vincennes, IN $173,894

Lubbock, TX $173,816

Great Falls, MT $173,699

Alamogordo, NM $173,680

Abilene, TX $173,524

Rapid City, SD $173,271

Monroe, LA $173,271

Albany, GA $173,154

Huntington, WV $173,134

Jackson, MS $173,115

Greenville, MS $173,095

Parkersburg, WV $172,901

Montgomery, AL $172,862

Johnstown, PA $172,823

Springfield, MO $172,667

Biloxi, MS $172,570

Sumter, SC $172,161

Columbus, GA $172,141

Twin Falls, ID $172,025

Pascagoula, MS $171,771

Kingsport, TN $171,265

Gulfport, MS $171,207

Alexandria, LA $170,564

Fort Smith, AR $170,077

El Paso, TX $169,552

Helena, MT $169,299

Las Cruces, NM $168,676

Harlingen, TX $168,130

Pocatello, ID $167,955

Florence, AL $167,897

Brownsville, TX $167,858

Dothan, AL $167,546

Mcallen, TX $167,449

Columbus, MS $166,008

Altus, OK $165,112

Lawton, OK $164,742

Pierre, SD $164,041

What Skills Can Increase an Associate Dentist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 6.53% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Clinical Skills (Mentioned in 3% Job Postings): The term 'clinical skills' involves history-taking, physical examination, clinical investigations, using diagnostic reasoning, procedural perfection, effective communication, team work and professionalism.
HIPAA (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	6.53%
Clinical Skills	3%
HIPAA	1.98%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Associate Dentist's salary.

Medical Prescriptions: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Medical Prescriptions	$214,179	10%
Coaching	$208,338	7%
Insight	$208,338	7%
Pediatric	$204,443	5%
Leadership	$202,496	4%
Support Services	$200,549	3%

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How Education impacts an Associate Dentist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Associate Dentists enter the field with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Associate Dentist with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent is between $190,456 and $203,180).

Associate Dentist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Associate Dentist

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 4.3%

Associates 8.4%

Bachelors 10.8%

Masters 10.1%

Doctorate 64.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	4.3%
Associates	8.4%
Bachelors	10.8%
Masters	10.1%
Doctorate	64.7%

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Associate Dentist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Dentist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$185,398

Average $194,708/year

$223,725

$15,450

Average $16,226/month

$18,644

$3,565

Average $3,744/week

$4,302

$89

Average $94/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$223,725	$18,644	$4,302	$108
Average	$194,708	$16,226	$3,744	$94
25th Percentile	$185,398	$15,450	$3,565	$89

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Salary Trends for Associate Dentist

Salaries for an Associate Dentist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $110,587 in 2023 to around $110,161 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Associate Dentist salary trends, .

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