Dentist Salary in Connecticut: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$121,420
Median (50th)
$160,440
75th percentile
$205,220
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Connecticut?
The median dentist in Connecticut earns $160,440 a year ($77.13 an hour), which is $10,510 below the national median of $170,950, but less than in nearby New York ($183,060), Massachusetts ($181,600) and Rhode Island ($161,560).
The mean is $183,990.
That ranks 38th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Connecticut
The middle half of Connecticut dentists earn $121,420 to $205,220.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $89,430, $3,180 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $362,870, $43,240 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Connecticut
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Connecticut's 2024 price level at 103.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.6% above the national average, and housing (index 117.0) runs 17.0% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $160,440 median is worth about $154,850 — $16,100 below the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Connecticut
BLS counts about 1,950 dentist jobs in Connecticut, 1.6% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 1.152 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 44% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.44).
Dentist Salary by City in Connecticut
All dental roles by metro: Bridgeport · Hartford · New Haven · Norwich · Waterbury
What Dentist Job Listings in Connecticut Show Right Now
From the 8 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Dr Dental4
- Heartland Dental2
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 8 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Connecticut
Dentist practice in Connecticut is regulated by the Connecticut State Dental Commission.
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 Connecticut Compares
Other dental salaries in Connecticut
- Dental Hygienist salary in Connecticut: median $100,690, $59,750 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Connecticut: median $56,850, $103,590 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Connecticut: median $478,680
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.