Dental Salaries in Hartford, Connecticut

Dentist: a median of $125,330 a year ($60.25 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Hartford dentist wage estimate at ±17.6%. Treat the Hartford dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $98,950 a year ($47.57 an hour). That is $1,740 below the Connecticut dental hygienist median of $100,690 and $850 above the national median of $98,100. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Connecticut metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $56,160 a year ($27.00 an hour). That is $690 below the Connecticut dental assistant median of $56,850 and $8,090 above the national median of $48,070. It ranks 4th of the 5 Connecticut metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Hartford dentists earn $89,990 to $222,820. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $88,800. The top tenth earn over $390,140. The gap between the two is $301,340.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Hartford dental hygienists earn $97,720 to $101,330. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $96,950 (against $87,190 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $110,340 (against $106,020 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $13,390.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Hartford dental assistants earn $48,360 to $59,940. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $37,920 (against $38,630 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $61,650 (against $60,900 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $23,730.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Hartford metro's 2024 price level at 102.7 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 2.7% above the national average, and housing costs (index 110.2) run 10.2% above. Connecticut as a whole sits at 103.6.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $125,330 here buys about what $121,980 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $98,950 here buys about what $96,310 buys at national average prices — $1,790 below the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $56,160 here buys about what $54,660 buys at national average prices — $6,590 above the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 580 jobs in the metro, or 0.961 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 20% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.20).

Dental Hygienists: about 1,170 jobs in the metro, or 1.953 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 36% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.36).

Dental Assistants: about 1,590 jobs in the metro, or 2.649 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 6% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.06).

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: Norwich (27 mi) pays $167,160, Waterbury (30 mi) pays $174,370 and New Haven (31 mi) pays $129,380.

Dental Hygienist: Norwich (27 mi) pays $98,630, Waterbury (30 mi) pays $101,670 and New Haven (31 mi) pays $98,170. Hartford's $98,950 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: Norwich (27 mi) pays $56,850, Waterbury (30 mi) pays $49,900 and New Haven (31 mi) pays $56,650. Hartford's $56,160 is below 2 of the 3.