Dental Salaries in Mobile, Alabama

Dentist: a median of $207,010 a year ($99.52 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Mobile dentist wage estimate at ±17.1%. Treat the Mobile dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $60,710 a year ($29.19 an hour). That is $450 below the Alabama dental hygienist median of $61,160 and $37,390 below the national median of $98,100. It ranks 5th of the 12 Alabama metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Lab Technician: a median of $45,000 a year ($21.64 an hour). That is $760 below the Alabama dental lab technician median of $45,760 and $4,610 below the national median of $49,610. It ranks 4th of the 6 Alabama metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $38,800 a year ($18.65 an hour). That is $280 below the Alabama dental assistant median of $39,080 and $9,270 below the national median of $48,070. It ranks 4th of the 12 Alabama metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Mobile dentists earn $153,260 to $213,570. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $134,550. The top tenth earn over $622,890. The gap between the two is $488,340.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Mobile dental hygienists earn $58,950 to $61,280. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $48,350 (against $48,960 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $70,920 (against $72,410 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $22,570.

Dental Lab Technician: the middle half of Mobile dental lab technicians earn $37,530 to $49,210. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $32,080 (against $32,350 statewide and $36,660 nationally). The top tenth earn over $58,960 (against $61,250 statewide and $76,940 nationally). The gap between the two is $26,880.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Mobile dental assistants earn $36,940 to $47,480. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $31,160 (against $30,840 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $48,680 (against $51,400 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $17,520.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Mobile metro's 2024 price level at 88.1 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 11.9% below the national average, and housing costs (index 60.1) run 39.9% below. Alabama as a whole sits at 88.8.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $207,010 here buys about what $234,980 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $60,710 here buys about what $68,910 buys at national average prices — $29,190 below the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Lab Technician: $45,000 here buys about what $51,080 buys at national average prices — $1,470 above the national median of $49,610.
• Dental Assistant: $38,800 here buys about what $44,040 buys at national average prices — $4,030 below the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 100 jobs in the metro, or 0.578 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 28% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.72).

Dental Hygienists: about 200 jobs in the metro, or 1.147 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 20% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.80).

Dental Lab Technicians: about 90 jobs in the metro, or 0.539 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental lab technicians hold 2.4 times their national share of local jobs (location quotient 2.44).

Dental Assistants: about 310 jobs in the metro, or 1.809 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 27% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.73).

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: Hattiesburg, Mississippi (71 mi) pays $132,390, Slidell, Louisiana (106 mi) pays $181,080 and New Orleans, Louisiana (127 mi) pays $198,050.

Dental Hygienist: Daphne (27 mi) pays $61,000, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (71 mi) pays $65,360 and Slidell, Louisiana (106 mi) pays $85,920. Mobile's $60,710 is below all 3.

Dental Lab Technician: Daphne (27 mi) pays $48,050, New Orleans, Louisiana (127 mi) pays $54,170 and Dothan (166 mi) pays $47,390. Mobile's $45,000 is below all 3.

Dental Assistant: Daphne (27 mi) pays $38,220, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (71 mi) pays $38,190 and Slidell, Louisiana (106 mi) pays $45,020. Mobile's $38,800 is below 1 of the 3.