Dentist Salary in New York: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$109,220
Median (50th)
$183,060
75th percentile
$221,910
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in New York?
The median dentist in New York earns $183,060 a year ($88.01 an hour), which is $12,110 above the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Massachusetts ($181,600) and New Jersey ($171,330) but less than in Vermont ($204,960). The mean is $202,040.
That ranks 14th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in New York
The middle half of New York dentists earn $109,220 to $221,910. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $75,410, $10,840 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $375,740, $56,110 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in New York
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts New York's 2024 price level at 107.9 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.9% above the national average, and housing (index 122.2) runs 22.2% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $183,060 median is worth about $169,620 — $1,330 below the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in New York
BLS counts about 7,340 dentist jobs in New York, 5.9% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.758 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 New York
All dental roles by metro: Albany · Buffalo · Glens Falls · Kingston · Kiryas Joel · New York · Rochester · Syracuse
Who's hiring dentists in New York now
DentistryHires has 24 open dentist listings in New York from 6 employers, spread across 19 cities including Albany and Fayetteville.
9 post a salary from $140,000 to $350,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dentist Regulatory Context in New York
Dentist practice in New York is regulated by the New York State Board for 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 New York Compares
Other dental salaries in New York
- Dental Hygienist salary in New York: median $106,130, $76,930 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in New York: median $48,110, $134,950 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in New York: median $52,460, $130,600 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in New York: median $172,980
- Oral Surgeon salary in New York: median $342,710
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.