Dental Salaries in Spokane, Washington

Dentist: a median of $205,790 a year ($98.94 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Spokane dentist wage estimate at ±10%. Treat the Spokane dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $116,690 a year ($56.10 an hour). That is $14,470 below the Washington dental hygienist median of $131,160 and $18,590 above the national median of $98,100. It ranks 10th of the 11 Washington metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $50,980 a year ($24.51 an hour). That is $7,110 below the Washington dental assistant median of $58,090 and $2,910 above the national median of $48,070. It ranks 2nd of the 11 Washington metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dental Lab Technician: a median of $47,400 a year ($22.79 an hour). That is $9,000 below the Washington dental lab technician median of $56,400 and $2,210 below the national median of $49,610. It ranks 3rd of the 3 Washington metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.

Dentist: the middle half of Spokane dentists earn $134,630 to $310,130. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $122,550. The top tenth earn over $381,570. The gap between the two is $259,020.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Spokane dental hygienists earn $108,150 to $118,280. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $104,690 (against $107,090 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $123,790 (against $162,050 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $19,100.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Spokane dental assistants earn $46,760 to $57,330. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $45,550 (against $46,280 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $61,980 (against $68,230 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $16,430.

Dental Lab Technician: the middle half of Spokane dental lab technicians earn $46,090 to $61,550. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $38,340 (against $39,970 statewide and $36,660 nationally). The top tenth earn over $74,050 (against $78,340 statewide and $76,940 nationally). The gap between the two is $35,710.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Spokane metro's 2024 price level at 100.3 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 0.3% above the national average, and housing costs (index 97.1) run 2.9% below. Washington as a whole sits at 107.0.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $205,790 here buys about what $205,080 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $116,690 here buys about what $116,290 buys at national average prices — $18,190 above the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $50,980 here buys about what $50,800 buys at national average prices — $2,730 above the national median of $48,070.
• Dental Lab Technician: $47,400 here buys about what $47,240 buys at national average prices — $2,370 below the national median of $49,610.

Dentists: about 280 jobs in the metro, or 1.078 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 35% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.35).

Dental Hygienists: about 500 jobs in the metro, or 1.954 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 1,000 jobs in the metro, or 3.926 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 57% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.57).

Dental Lab Technicians: about 50 jobs in the metro, or 0.205 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental lab technicians 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: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (53 mi) pays $149,700, Kennewick (141 mi) pays $203,250 and Mount Vernon (193 mi) pays $212,000.

Dental Hygienist: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (53 mi) pays $99,650, Kennewick (141 mi) pays $122,480 and Mount Vernon (193 mi) pays $127,470. Spokane's $116,690 is below 2 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (53 mi) pays $47,710, Kennewick (141 mi) pays $49,540 and Mount Vernon (193 mi) pays $49,530. Spokane's $50,980 is above all 3.

Dental Lab Technician: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (53 mi) pays $47,760 and Seattle (198 mi) pays $57,610. Spokane's $47,400 is below all 2.