Dentist Salary in Wisconsin: What Dentists Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$155,940
Median (50th)
$193,690
75th percentile
$265,220
National median
$170,950
BLS OEWS (SOC 29-1021), May 2025
What does a dentist make in Wisconsin?
The median dentist in Wisconsin earns $193,690 a year ($93.12 an hour), which is $22,740 above the national median of $170,950, and more than in nearby Iowa ($181,520) and Michigan ($169,930) but less than in Minnesota ($219,200).
The mean is $203,600.
That ranks 13th of the 47 states where BLS publishes a dentist median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Wisconsin
The middle half of Wisconsin dentists earn $155,940 to $265,220.
The lowest-paid tenth earn under $121,780, $35,530 above the national 10th percentile.
The top tenth earn over $306,370, $13,260 below the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Wisconsin
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Wisconsin's 2024 price level at 94.1 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.9% below the national average, and housing (index 79.3) runs 20.7% below.
Converted to national average prices, the $193,690 median is worth about $205,850 — $34,900 above the national median of $170,950.
How many dentists work in Wisconsin
BLS counts about 2,560 dentist jobs in Wisconsin, 2.1% of the 124,390 nationwide, or 0.872 per 1,000 jobs in the state.
Dentists hold a 9% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.09).
Dentist Salary by City in Wisconsin
Across the 12 Wisconsin metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median, pay runs from $155,940 in Milwaukee to $209,750 in Eau Claire, a spread of $53,810.
All dental roles by metro: Appleton · Eau Claire · Green Bay · Janesville · Kenosha · La Crosse · Madison · Milwaukee · Oshkosh · Racine · Wausau
What Dentist Job Listings in Wisconsin Show Right Now
From the 43 active dentist listings on DentistryHires as of November 13, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Benefits listings name
- Paid or provided CEnamed in 79%
- Health insurancenamed in 70%
- Paid time offnamed in 67%
- 401(k) plannamed in 63%
- Dental or vision coveragenamed in 63%
- Malpractice insurancenamed in 56%
- Employee discounts or free dental carenamed in 56%
- Advancement opportunitiesnamed in 47%
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 43 jobs →Dentist Regulatory Context in Wisconsin
Dentist practice in Wisconsin is regulated by the Wisconsin Dentistry Examining 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 Wisconsin Compares
Other dental salaries in Wisconsin
- Dental Hygienist salary in Wisconsin: median $96,540, $97,150 below the dentist median
- Dental Assistant salary in Wisconsin: median $47,520, $146,170 below the dentist median
- Dental Lab Technician salary in Wisconsin: median $47,170, $146,520 below the dentist median
- Orthodontist salary in Wisconsin: median $212,860, $19,170 above 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.