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.
Who's hiring dentists in Arizona now
DentistryHires has 50 open dentist listings in Arizona from 5 employers, led by Phoenix and Tucson (6 each). None of them posts a pay figure.
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.