Dentist Salary in Oregon: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$169,430
Median (50th)
$211,690
75th percentile
$306,890
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Oregon?
The median dentist in Oregon earns $211,690 a year ($101.77 an hour), which is $40,740 above the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Washington ($169,730), California ($165,950) and Nevada ($162,200).
The mean is $240,170.
That ranks 5th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Oregon
The middle half of Oregon dentists earn $169,430 to $306,890.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $143,990, $57,740 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $353,310, $33,680 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Oregon
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Oregon's 2024 price level at 103.4 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 3.4% above the national average, and housing (index 108.6) runs 8.6% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $211,690 median is worth about $204,810 — $33,860 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Oregon
BLS counts about 1,660 dentist jobs in Oregon, 1.3% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.842 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 5% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.05).
Dentist Salary by City in Oregon
Across the 8 Oregon metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $204,310 in Albany to $224,990 in Bend, a spread of $20,680.
All dental roles by metro: Corvallis · Grants Pass · Medford · Salem
What Dentist Job Listings in Oregon Show Right Now
From the 14 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 14, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Pay employers post
- 7% of dentist listings in Oregon state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- 401(k) plannamed in 93%
- Health insurancenamed in 93%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 93%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 93%
- Paid time offnamed in 64%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 57%
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 14 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Oregon
Dentist practice in Oregon is regulated by the Oregon 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 Oregon Compares
Other dental salaries in Oregon
- Dental Hygienist salary in Oregon: median $122,080, $89,610 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Oregon: median $59,490, $152,200 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Oregon: median $48,800, $162,890 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.