Dentist Salary in Ohio: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$96,370
Median (50th)
$167,410
75th percentile
$222,820
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Ohio?
The median dentist in Ohio earns $167,410 a year ($80.49 an hour), which is $3,540 below the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Indiana ($166,650) but less than in West Virginia ($170,370) and Michigan ($169,930). The mean is $180,440.
That ranks 28th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Ohio
The middle half of Ohio dentists earn $96,370 to $222,820. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $64,910, $21,340 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $316,970, $2,660 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Ohio
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Ohio's 2024 price level at 92.8 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.2% below the national average, and housing (index 73.0) runs 27.0% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $167,410 median is worth about $180,450 — $9,500 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Ohio
BLS counts about 2,790 dentist jobs in Ohio, 2.2% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.502 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dentists hold a 37% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.63).
Dentist Salary by City in Ohio
All dental roles by metro: Akron · Canton · Cincinnati · Cleveland · Dayton · Mansfield · Youngstown
Who's hiring dentists in Ohio now
DentistryHires has 24 open dentist listings in Ohio from 8 employers, the most of them in Cincinnati (4).
2 post a salary from $200,000 to $300,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dentist Regulatory Context in Ohio
Dentist practice in Ohio is regulated by the Ohio State Dental Board.
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 Ohio Compares
Other dental salaries in Ohio
- Dental Hygienist salary in Ohio: median $88,990, $78,420 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Ohio: median $47,970, $119,440 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Ohio: median $48,480, $118,930 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Ohio: median $219,300
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.