Dentist Salary in Nevada: What Dentists Earn in 2026
Posted pay in Nevada dentist listings
$335,500/yrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $314,500–$346,500/yr, from 4 distinct pay ranges at 3 employers (Westphalia Holdings, Cambridge Dental Consulting Group, Positive Impact Dental Alliance).
From DentistryHires' live job listings as of November 13, 2026. See the listings
25th percentile
$128,880
Median (50th)
$162,200
75th percentile
$195,630
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Nevada?
The median dentist in Nevada earns $162,200 a year ($77.98 an hour), which is $8,750 below the national median of $170,950, but less than in nearby Oregon ($211,690), Arizona ($194,180) and California ($165,950).
The mean is $178,460.
That ranks 36th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Nevada
The middle half of Nevada dentists earn $128,880 to $195,630.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $99,600, $13,350 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $262,350, $57,280 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Nevada
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Nevada's 2024 price level at 100.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run level with the national average, and housing (index 114.1) runs 14.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $162,200 median is worth about $162,230 — $8,720 below the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Nevada
BLS counts about 1,100 dentist jobs in Nevada, 0.9% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.706 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 12% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.88).
BLS rates this count as imprecise (relative standard error 31.6%).
Dentist Salary by City in Nevada
Across the 2 Nevada metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $162,200 in Las Vegas to $165,030 in Reno, a spread of $2,830.
What Dentist Job Listings in Nevada Show Right Now
From the 21 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Pacific Dental Services13
- Westphalia Holdings3
- Smile Brands2
Pay employers post
- 24% of dentist listings in Nevada state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 86%
- Health insurancenamed in 71%
- 401(k) plannamed in 67%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 67%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 62%
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 21 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Nevada
Dentist practice in Nevada is regulated by the Nevada 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 Nevada Compares
Other dental salaries in Nevada
- Dental Hygienist salary in Nevada: median $115,290, $46,910 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Nevada: median $47,110, $115,090 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Nevada: median $48,190, $114,010 below the dentist median
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.