Dentist Salary in Arizona: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$118,910
Median (50th)
$194,180
75th percentile
$221,380
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Arizona?
The median dentist in Arizona earns $194,180 a year ($93.36 an hour), which is $23,230 above the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Colorado ($166,240), California ($165,950) and Nevada ($162,200).
The mean is $181,040.
That ranks 12th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Arizona
The middle half of Arizona dentists earn $118,910 to $221,380.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $62,230, $24,020 below the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $336,320, $16,690 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Arizona
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Arizona's 2024 price level at 100.7 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 0.7% above the national average, and housing (index 106.8) runs 6.8% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $194,180 median is worth about $192,870 — $21,920 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Arizona
BLS counts about 3,470 dentist jobs in Arizona, 2.8% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 1.071 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 34% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.34).
Dentist Salary by City in Arizona
Across the 5 Arizona metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $164,680 in Yuma to $196,490 in Prescott Valley, a spread of $31,810.
What Dentist Job Listings in Arizona Show Right Now
From the 53 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 12, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 96%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 92%
- 401(k) plannamed in 74%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 74%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 74%
- Paid time offnamed in 25%
- Uncapped earning potentialnamed in 23%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 19%
Source: active dentist listings on DentistryHires, updated daily. Pay figures use only listings that state pay (midpoint of each posted range) and are hidden when one employer posted most of them. Benefits count listings that name the benefit; a listing that doesn’t mention one may still offer it.
Browse 53 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Arizona
Dentist practice in Arizona is regulated by the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners.
Scope of practice — what a dentist may do, and under what level of supervision — is set by state law and changes over time, so verify current rules with the board before relying on them.
How Arizona Compares
Other dental salaries in Arizona
- Dental Hygienist salary in Arizona: median $101,010, $93,170 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Arizona: median $49,000, $145,180 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Arizona: median $47,930, $146,250 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Arizona: median $272,330
- Oral Surgeon salary in Arizona: median $322,800
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national estimates, all industries); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted pay divides the median by the price level.
Listing counts and posted pay are live DentistryHires listings, refreshed hourly.
A dash means BLS did not publish that figure; nothing is estimated.