Dental Salaries in Harrisonburg, Virginia

Dentist: a median of $159,220 a year ($76.55 an hour). That is $37,890 below the Virginia dentist median of $197,110 and $11,730 below the national median of $170,950. It ranks 5th of the 7 Virginia metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $100,620 a year ($48.37 an hour). That is $2,330 below the Virginia dental hygienist median of $102,950 and $2,520 above the national median of $98,100. It ranks 4th of the 9 Virginia metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $45,320 a year ($21.79 an hour). That is $1,350 below the Virginia dental assistant median of $46,670 and $2,750 below the national median of $48,070. It ranks 6th of the 9 Virginia metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Harrisonburg dentists earn $134,700 to $221,320. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $106,160 (against $105,400 statewide and $86,250 nationally). The top tenth earn over $296,630 (against $321,250 statewide and $319,630 nationally). The gap between the two is $190,470.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Harrisonburg dental hygienists earn $97,860 to $110,800. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $82,110 (against $86,730 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $123,530 (against $125,560 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $41,420.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Harrisonburg dental assistants earn $37,320 to $48,200. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,590 (against $37,720 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $56,350 (against $58,910 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $19,760.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Harrisonburg metro's 2024 price level at 94.9 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 5.1% below the national average, and housing costs (index 82.3) run 17.7% below. Virginia as a whole sits at 101.1.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $159,220 here buys about what $167,790 buys at national average prices — $3,160 below the national median of $170,950.
• Dental Hygienist: $100,620 here buys about what $106,040 buys at national average prices — $7,940 above the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $45,320 here buys about what $47,760 buys at national average prices — $310 below the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 70 jobs in the metro, or 1.071 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 34% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.34).

Dental Hygienists: about 100 jobs in the metro, or 1.488 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 4% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.04).

Dental Assistants: about 170 jobs in the metro, or 2.539 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold about the same share of local jobs as nationally (location quotient 1.02).

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: Staunton (27 mi) pays $158,820, Washington, District of Columbia (78 mi) pays $184,540 and Hagerstown, Maryland (87 mi) pays $168,450. Harrisonburg's $159,220 is below 2 of the 3.

Dental Hygienist: Staunton (27 mi) pays $100,350, Washington, District of Columbia (78 mi) pays $119,170 and Hagerstown, Maryland (87 mi) pays $83,460. Harrisonburg's $100,620 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: Staunton (27 mi) pays $45,810, Washington, District of Columbia (78 mi) pays $47,540 and Hagerstown, Maryland (87 mi) pays $46,690. Harrisonburg's $45,320 is below all 3.