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
Who's hiring dentists in Connecticut now
DentistryHires has 8 open dentist listings in Connecticut from 3 employers, spread across 8 cities including Bridgeport and Bristol. None of them posts a pay figure.
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.