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
Who's hiring dentists in Oregon now
DentistryHires has 18 open dentist listings in Oregon from 6 employers, the most of them in Salem (5).
2 post a salary from $200,000 to $375,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
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.