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
What Dentist Job Listings in Ohio Show Right Now
From the 21 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 14, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 100%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 90%
- 401(k) plannamed in 81%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 81%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 81%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 48%
- Paid time offnamed in 33%
- Employee discounts or free dental carenamed in 24%
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 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.