Dentist Salary in Washington: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$119,250
Median (50th)
$169,730
75th percentile
$235,180
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Washington?
The median dentist in Washington earns $169,730 a year ($81.60 an hour), which is $1,220 below the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Idaho ($124,190) but less than in Oregon ($211,690).
The mean is $195,810.
That ranks 25th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Washington
The middle half of Washington dentists earn $119,250 to $235,180.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $85,240, $1,010 below the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $346,840, $27,210 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Washington
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Washington's 2024 price level at 107.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 7.0% above the national average, and housing (index 126.0) runs 26.0% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $169,730 median is worth about $158,610 — $12,340 below the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Washington
BLS counts about 3,240 dentist jobs in Washington, 2.6% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.912 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 14% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.14).
Dentist Salary by City in Washington
Across the 10 Washington metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $123,460 in Olympia to $212,000 in Mount Vernon, a spread of $88,540.
All dental roles by metro: Bremerton · Kennewick · Longview · Mount Vernon · Olympia · Seattle · Spokane
What Dentist Job Listings in Washington Show Right Now
From the 33 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 12, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Pay employers post
- 15% of dentist listings in Washington state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Health insurancenamed in 97%
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 91%
- 401(k) plannamed in 85%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 85%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 67%
- Paid time offnamed in 42%
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 Washington
Dentist practice in Washington is regulated by the Dental Quality Assurance Commission.
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 Washington Compares
Other dental salaries in Washington
- Dental Hygienist salary in Washington: median $131,160, $38,570 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Washington: median $58,090, $111,640 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Washington: median $56,400, $113,330 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Washington: median $290,430
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.