Dental Salaries in St. Cloud, Minnesota

Dentist: a median of $208,000 a year ($100.00 an hour). That is $11,200 below the Minnesota dentist median of $219,200 and $37,050 above the national median of $170,950. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Minnesota metro areas where BLS publishes a dentist median.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $100,480 a year ($48.31 an hour). That is $3,490 below the Minnesota dental hygienist median of $103,970 and $2,380 above the national median of $98,100. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Minnesota metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $61,000 a year ($29.33 an hour). That is $4,270 below the Minnesota dental assistant median of $65,270 and $12,930 above the national median of $48,070. It ranks 4th of the 5 Minnesota metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dental Lab Technician: a median of $49,800 a year ($23.94 an hour). That is $6,290 below the Minnesota dental lab technician median of $56,090 and $190 above the national median of $49,610. It ranks 2nd of the 2 Minnesota metro areas where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.

Dentist: the middle half of St. Cloud dentists earn $204,290 to $222,820. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $173,200 (against $132,930 statewide and $86,250 nationally). The top tenth earn over $415,830 (against $226,940 statewide and $319,630 nationally). The gap between the two is $242,630.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of St. Cloud dental hygienists earn $96,900 to $101,500. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $85,130 (against $82,110 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $103,040 (against $120,270 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $17,910.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of St. Cloud dental assistants earn $59,940 to $62,910. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $49,140 (against $46,960 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $72,480 (against $76,110 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $23,340.

Dental Lab Technician: the middle half of St. Cloud dental lab technicians earn $38,890 to $59,380. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,720 (against $39,350 statewide and $36,660 nationally). The top tenth earn over $70,950 (against $76,650 statewide and $76,940 nationally). The gap between the two is $34,230.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the St. Cloud metro's 2024 price level at 87.6 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 12.4% below the national average, and housing costs (index 65.1) run 34.9% below. Minnesota as a whole sits at 98.6.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $208,000 here buys about what $237,360 buys at national average prices — $66,410 above the national median of $170,950.
• Dental Hygienist: $100,480 here buys about what $114,660 buys at national average prices — $16,560 above the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $61,000 here buys about what $69,610 buys at national average prices — $21,540 above the national median of $48,070.
• Dental Lab Technician: $49,800 here buys about what $56,830 buys at national average prices — $7,220 above the national median of $49,610.

Dentists: about 70 jobs in the metro, or 0.709 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold an 11% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.89).

Dental Hygienists: about 220 jobs in the metro, or 2.135 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 49% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.49).

Dental Assistants: about 270 jobs in the metro, or 2.59 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 4% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.04).

Dental Lab Technicians: about 50 jobs in the metro, or 0.524 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental lab technicians hold 2.4 times their national share of local jobs (location quotient 2.37).

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: Minneapolis (68 mi) pays $219,980, Mankato (101 mi) pays $207,000 and Fargo, North Dakota (149 mi) pays $198,570. St. Cloud's $208,000 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Hygienist: Minneapolis (68 mi) pays $112,630, Mankato (101 mi) pays $100,260 and Fargo, North Dakota (149 mi) pays $84,390. St. Cloud's $100,480 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: Minneapolis (68 mi) pays $72,370, Mankato (101 mi) pays $61,010 and Fargo, North Dakota (149 mi) pays $56,940. St. Cloud's $61,000 is below 2 of the 3.

Dental Lab Technician: Minneapolis (68 mi) pays $58,780. St. Cloud's $49,800 is below all of them.