Dentist Salary in Georgia: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$154,550
Median (50th)
$206,760
75th percentile
$257,910
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Georgia?
The median dentist in Georgia earns $206,760 a year ($99.41 an hour), which is $35,810 above the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Florida ($174,900) but less than in Tennessee ($215,290) and North Carolina ($207,000).
The mean is $214,040.
That ranks 8th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Georgia
The middle half of Georgia dentists earn $154,550 to $257,910.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $93,590, $7,340 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $373,420, $53,790 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Georgia
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Georgia's 2024 price level at 96.3 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.7% below the national average, and housing (index 88.7) runs 11.3% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $206,760 median is worth about $214,720 — $43,770 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Georgia
BLS counts about 2,620 dentist jobs in Georgia, 2.1% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.535 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 33% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.67).
Dentist Salary by City in Georgia
Across the 9 Georgia metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $153,510 in Augusta to $222,690 in Atlanta, a spread of $69,180.
All dental roles by metro: Athens · Atlanta · Columbus · Dalton · Gainesville · Macon · Warner Robins
What Dentist Job Listings in Georgia Show Right Now
From the 30 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 14, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Pay employers post
- 3% of dentist listings in Georgia state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 100%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 90%
- 401(k) plannamed in 57%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 53%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 53%
- Paid time offnamed in 43%
- Uncapped earning potentialnamed in 43%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 33%
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 30 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Georgia
Dentist practice in Georgia is regulated by the Georgia Board of Dentistry.
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 Georgia Compares
Other dental salaries in Georgia
- Dental Hygienist salary in Georgia: median $95,490, $111,270 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Georgia: median $46,840, $159,920 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Georgia: median $49,310, $157,450 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Georgia: median $159,230
- Oral Surgeon salary in Georgia: median $129,010
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.