Dentist Salary in Utah: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$101,100
Median (50th)
$133,320
75th percentile
$165,580
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Utah?
The median dentist in Utah earns $133,320 a year ($64.10 an hour), which is $37,630 below the national median of $170,950, but less than in nearby Arizona ($194,180), Colorado ($166,240) and Nevada ($162,200). The mean is $144,880.
That ranks 45th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Utah
The middle half of Utah dentists earn $101,100 to $165,580. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $84,020, $2,230 below the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $222,820, $96,810 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Utah
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Utah's 2024 price level at 98.9 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 1.1% below the national average, and housing (index 107.8) runs 7.8% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $133,320 median is worth about $134,850 — $36,100 below the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Utah
BLS counts about 1,020 dentist jobs in Utah, 0.8% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.587 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dentists hold a 27% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.73).
Dentist Salary by City in Utah
Across the 5 Utah metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $129,250 in Provo to $155,250 in Ogden, a spread of $26,000.
All dental roles by metro: Ogden · Provo · Salt Lake City
Who's hiring dentists in Utah now
DentistryHires has 7 open dentist listings in Utah from 5 employers, the most of them in Salt Lake City (3).
2 post a salary from $216,000 to $350,000 a year. These are employers' posted ranges, not survey figures.
Dentist Regulatory Context in Utah
Dentist practice in Utah is regulated by the Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing 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 Utah Compares
Other dental salaries in Utah
- Dental Hygienist salary in Utah: median $91,120, $42,200 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Utah: median $37,760, $95,560 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Utah: median $47,110, $86,210 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.