Dentist Salary in Montana: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$121,610
Median (50th)
$167,200
75th percentile
$202,310
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Montana?
The median dentist in Montana earns $167,200 a year ($80.39 an hour), which is $3,750 below the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby South Dakota ($158,140) and Idaho ($124,190) but less than in North Dakota ($220,660). The mean is $168,460.
That ranks 29th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Montana
The middle half of Montana dentists earn $121,610 to $202,310. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $63,710, $22,540 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $230,580, $89,050 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Montana
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Montana's 2024 price level at 94.6 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.4% below the national average, and housing (index 84.6) runs 15.4% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $167,200 median is worth about $176,660 — $5,710 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Montana
BLS counts about 380 dentist jobs in Montana, 0.3% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.749 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dentists hold a 6% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.94).
Dentist Salary by City in Montana
Who's hiring dentists in Montana now
DentistryHires has no open dentist listings in Montana at the moment.
Dentist Regulatory Context in Montana
Dentist practice in Montana is regulated by the Montana 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 Montana Compares
Other dental salaries in Montana
- Dental Hygienist salary in Montana: median $98,440, $68,760 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Montana: median $46,680, $120,520 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Montana: median $47,560, $119,640 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Montana: median $312,840
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.