Dental Salaries in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dentist: a median of $130,510 a year ($62.74 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Salt Lake City dentist wage estimate at ±10.1%. Treat the Salt Lake City dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $94,330 a year ($45.35 an hour). That is $3,210 above the Utah dental hygienist median of $91,120 and $3,770 below the national median of $98,100. It ranks 1st of the 5 Utah metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Lab Technician: a median of $47,110 a year ($22.65 an hour). That is level with the Utah dental lab technician median of $47,110 and $2,500 below the national median of $49,610. It ranks 2nd of the 3 Utah metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $38,330 a year ($18.43 an hour). That is $570 above the Utah dental assistant median of $37,760 and $9,740 below the national median of $48,070. It ranks 1st of the 5 Utah metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Salt Lake City dentists earn $101,090 to $165,580. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $84,020. The top tenth earn over $210,360. The gap between the two is $126,340.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Salt Lake City dental hygienists earn $80,250 to $96,390. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $79,440 (against $78,830 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $99,750 (against $99,570 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $20,310.

Dental Lab Technician: the middle half of Salt Lake City dental lab technicians earn $38,980 to $60,410. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $38,980 (against $37,210 statewide and $36,660 nationally). The top tenth earn over $75,500 (against $79,170 statewide and $76,940 nationally). The gap between the two is $36,520.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Salt Lake City dental assistants earn $37,340 to $47,450. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,620 (against $35,380 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $48,440 (against $47,680 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $11,820.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Salt Lake City metro's 2024 price level at 100.9 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 0.9% above the national average, and housing costs (index 123.3) run 23.3% above. Utah as a whole sits at 98.9.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $130,510 here buys about what $129,390 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $94,330 here buys about what $93,520 buys at national average prices — $4,580 below the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Lab Technician: $47,110 here buys about what $46,700 buys at national average prices — $2,910 below the national median of $49,610.
• Dental Assistant: $38,330 here buys about what $38,000 buys at national average prices — $10,070 below the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 510 jobs in the metro, or 0.62 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 23% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.77).

Dental Hygienists: about 1,390 jobs in the metro, or 1.685 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold an 18% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.18).

Dental Lab Technicians: about 710 jobs in the metro, or 0.853 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental lab technicians hold 3.9 times their national share of local jobs (location quotient 3.86).

Dental Assistants: about 2,470 jobs in the metro, or 2.994 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 20% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.20).

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: Provo (58 mi) pays $129,250, Ogden (68 mi) pays $155,250 and Idaho Falls, Idaho (212 mi) pays $126,020.

Dental Hygienist: Provo (58 mi) pays $92,000, Ogden (68 mi) pays $85,330 and Idaho Falls, Idaho (212 mi) pays $95,700. Salt Lake City's $94,330 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Lab Technician: Provo (58 mi) pays $45,770, Ogden (68 mi) pays $52,970 and Boise City, Idaho (235 mi) pays $47,070. Salt Lake City's $47,110 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: Provo (58 mi) pays $36,580, Ogden (68 mi) pays $37,300 and Idaho Falls, Idaho (212 mi) pays $45,110. Salt Lake City's $38,330 is below 1 of the 3.