Dentist Salary in South Carolina: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$121,090
Median (50th)
$158,640
75th percentile
$228,820
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in South Carolina?
The median dentist in South Carolina earns $158,640 a year ($76.27 an hour), which is $12,310 below the national median of $170,950, but less than in nearby North Carolina ($207,000) and Georgia ($206,760).
The mean is $181,570.
That ranks 39th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in South Carolina
The middle half of South Carolina dentists earn $121,090 to $228,820.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $96,920, $10,670 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $310,840, $8,790 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in South Carolina
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts South Carolina's 2024 price level at 93.7 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 6.3% below the national average, and housing (index 80.5) runs 19.5% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $158,640 median is worth about $169,220 — $1,730 below the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in South Carolina
BLS counts about 2,140 dentist jobs in South Carolina, 1.7% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.93 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 16% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.16).
Dentist Salary by City in South Carolina
All dental roles by metro: Myrtle Beach · Spartanburg
What Dentist Job Listings in South Carolina Show Right Now
From the 33 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 88%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 82%
- Paid time offnamed in 61%
- Uncapped earning potentialnamed in 61%
- 401(k) plannamed in 27%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 27%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 27%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 21%
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 33 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in South Carolina
Dentist practice in South Carolina is regulated by the South Carolina 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 South Carolina Compares
Other dental salaries in South Carolina
- Dental Hygienist salary in South Carolina: median $84,340, $74,300 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in South Carolina: median $47,320, $111,320 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in South Carolina: median $37,170, $121,470 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in South Carolina: median $311,450
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.