Dental Salaries in Akron, Ohio

Dentist: a median of $163,480 a year ($78.60 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Akron dentist wage estimate at ±11.8%. Treat the Akron dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $82,970 a year ($39.89 an hour). That is $6,020 below the Ohio dental hygienist median of $88,990 and $15,130 below the national median of $98,100. It ranks 9th of the 12 Ohio metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $48,230 a year ($23.19 an hour). That is $260 above the Ohio dental assistant median of $47,970 and $160 above the national median of $48,070. It ranks 4th of the 12 Ohio metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Akron dentists earn $96,370 to $201,170. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $84,150. The top tenth earn over $298,320. The gap between the two is $214,170.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Akron dental hygienists earn $77,010 to $94,120. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $63,020 (against $76,260 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $96,060 (against $102,950 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $33,040.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Akron dental assistants earn $45,480 to $54,300. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $37,970 (against $36,870 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $70,720 (against $78,000 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $32,750.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Akron metro's 2024 price level at 93.4 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 6.6% below the national average, and housing costs (index 76.8) run 23.2% below. Ohio as a whole sits at 92.8.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $163,480 here buys about what $175,090 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $82,970 here buys about what $88,860 buys at national average prices — $9,240 below the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $48,230 here buys about what $51,650 buys at national average prices — $3,580 above the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 250 jobs in the metro, or 0.785 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold about the same share of local jobs as nationally (location quotient 0.98). BLS rates this Akron count as imprecise (relative standard error 32.6%), so treat it as a rough size.

Dental Hygienists: about 460 jobs in the metro, or 1.45 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold about the same share of local jobs as nationally (location quotient 1.01).

Dental Assistants: about 740 jobs in the metro, or 2.329 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 7% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.93).

The closest metro areas with their own salary page and a published median for each role (distance between metro centers, up to 250 miles).

Dentist: Canton (30 mi) pays $212,640, Youngstown (31 mi) pays $168,820 and Cleveland (36 mi) pays $154,800.

Dental Hygienist: Canton (30 mi) pays $83,180, Youngstown (31 mi) pays $84,870 and Cleveland (36 mi) pays $88,990. Akron's $82,970 is below all 3.

Dental Assistant: Canton (30 mi) pays $45,340, Youngstown (31 mi) pays $43,800 and Cleveland (36 mi) pays $47,800. Akron's $48,230 is above all 3.