Dentist Salary in Maryland: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$134,850
Median (50th)
$168,500
75th percentile
$215,960
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Maryland?
The median dentist in Maryland earns $168,500 a year ($81.01 an hour), which is $2,450 below the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Pennsylvania ($163,390) but less than in Virginia ($197,110) and West Virginia ($170,370).
The mean is $185,740.
That ranks 26th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Maryland
The middle half of Maryland dentists earn $134,850 to $215,960.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $107,880, $21,630 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $254,820, $64,810 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Maryland
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Maryland's 2024 price level at 105.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.0% above the national average, and housing (index 121.1) runs 21.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $168,500 median is worth about $160,540 — $10,410 below the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Maryland
BLS counts about 2,100 dentist jobs in Maryland, 1.7% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.759 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 5% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.95).
Dentist Salary by City in Maryland
Across the 4 Maryland metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $136,010 in Salisbury to $172,110 in Baltimore, a spread of $36,100.
All dental roles by metro: Baltimore · Hagerstown · Lexington Park · Salisbury
What Dentist Job Listings in Maryland Show Right Now
From the 13 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Comprehensive Mobile Care5
- Heartland Dental4
- Smile Brands2
Pay employers post
- 38% of dentist listings in Maryland state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 62%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 54%
- Paid time offnamed in 38%
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 13 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Maryland
Dentist practice in Maryland is regulated by the Maryland 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 Maryland Compares
Other dental salaries in Maryland
- Dental Hygienist salary in Maryland: median $107,830, $60,670 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Maryland: median $48,620, $119,880 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Maryland: median $47,850, $120,650 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Maryland: median $361,030
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.