Dentist Salary in Oklahoma: What Dentists Earn in 2026
Posted pay in Oklahoma dentist listings
$360,500/yrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $319,000–$400,000/yr, from 8 distinct pay ranges at 3 employers (Positive Impact Dental Alliance, Lumio Dental, Westphalia Holdings).
From DentistryHires' live job listings as of November 14, 2026. See the listings
25th percentile
$107,880
Median (50th)
$166,170
75th percentile
$228,710
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Oklahoma?
The median dentist in Oklahoma earns $166,170 a year ($79.89 an hour), which is $4,780 below the national median of $170,950, but less than in nearby Missouri ($204,960), Arkansas ($178,930) and Colorado ($166,240).
The mean is $188,280.
That ranks 32nd of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Oklahoma
The middle half of Oklahoma dentists earn $107,880 to $228,710.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $97,290, $11,040 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $346,890, $27,260 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Oklahoma
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Oklahoma's 2024 price level at 87.8 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 12.2% below the national average, and housing (index 62.8) runs 37.2% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $166,170 median is worth about $189,170 — $18,220 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Oklahoma
BLS counts about 980 dentist jobs in Oklahoma, 0.8% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.577 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 28% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.72).
Dentist Salary by City in Oklahoma
All dental roles by metro: Oklahoma City · Tulsa
What Dentist Job Listings in Oklahoma Show Right Now
From the 26 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 14, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Heartland Dental8
- Lumio Dental8
- Positive Impact Dental Alliance8
- Westphalia Holdings2
Pay employers post
- Median $300,000 a year; the middle half of posted pay runs $300,000–$360,500 (15 listings that state a salary)
- 58% of dentist listings in Oklahoma state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 69%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 62%
- 401(k) plannamed in 42%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 42%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 35%
- Uncapped earning potentialnamed in 31%
- Paid time offnamed in 27%
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 26 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Oklahoma
Dentist practice in Oklahoma is regulated by the Oklahoma State 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 Oklahoma Compares
Other dental salaries in Oklahoma
- Dental Hygienist salary in Oklahoma: median $97,580, $68,590 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Oklahoma: median $45,740, $120,430 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Oklahoma: median $48,670, $117,500 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.