Dentist Salary in Minnesota: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$194,990
Median (50th)
$219,200
75th percentile
$220,230
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Minnesota?
The median dentist in Minnesota earns $219,200 a year ($105.39 an hour), which is $48,250 above the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Wisconsin ($193,690) and Iowa ($181,520) but less than in North Dakota ($220,660). The mean is $211,780.
That ranks 3rd of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Minnesota
The middle half of Minnesota dentists earn $194,990 to $220,230. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $132,930, $46,680 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $226,940, $92,690 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Minnesota
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Minnesota's 2024 price level at 98.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 1.4% below the national average, and housing (index 91.3) runs 8.7% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $219,200 median is worth about $222,270 — $51,320 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Minnesota
BLS counts about 2,370 dentist jobs in Minnesota, 1.9% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.805 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dentists hold about the same share of local jobs as nationally (location quotient 1.01).
Dentist Salary by City in Minnesota
Across the 5 Minnesota metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $200,210 in Duluth to $219,980 in Minneapolis, a spread of $19,770.
All dental roles by metro: Duluth · Mankato · Minneapolis · St. Cloud
Who's hiring dentists in Minnesota now
DentistryHires has 51 open dentist listings in Minnesota from 3 employers, the most of them in Woodbury (9).
1 posts hourly pay, from $27 to $38 an hour; 18 post a salary from $125,000 to $200,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dentist Regulatory Context in Minnesota
Dentist practice in Minnesota is regulated by the Minnesota 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 Minnesota Compares
Other dental salaries in Minnesota
- Dental Hygienist salary in Minnesota: median $103,970, $115,230 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Minnesota: median $65,270, $153,930 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Minnesota: median $56,090, $163,110 below the dentist median
- Oral Surgeon salary in Minnesota: median $475,250
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.