Dental Salaries in Vallejo, California

Dentist: a median of $183,000 a year ($87.98 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Vallejo dentist wage estimate at ±10.2%. Treat the Vallejo dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $128,570 a year ($61.81 an hour). That is $3,640 above the California dental hygienist median of $124,930 and $30,470 above the national median of $98,100. It ranks 7th of the 25 California metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $59,000 a year ($28.37 an hour). That is $8,890 above the California dental assistant median of $50,110 and $10,930 above the national median of $48,070. It ranks 5th of the 25 California metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Vallejo dentists earn $99,570 to $269,630. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $67,270. The top tenth earn over $302,310. The gap between the two is $235,040.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Vallejo dental hygienists earn $123,360 to $138,250. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $108,780 (against $102,090 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $148,430 (against $151,920 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $39,650.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Vallejo dental assistants earn $49,920 to $75,880. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $45,400 (against $38,790 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $77,300 (against $73,700 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $31,900.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Vallejo metro's 2024 price level at 108.5 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 8.5% above the national average, and housing costs (index 142.0) run 42.0% above. California as a whole sits at 110.7.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $183,000 here buys about what $168,700 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $128,570 here buys about what $118,520 buys at national average prices — $20,420 above the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $59,000 here buys about what $54,390 buys at national average prices — $6,320 above the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 140 jobs in the metro, or 0.952 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 19% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.19). BLS rates this Vallejo count as imprecise (relative standard error 27.6%), so treat it as a rough size.

Dental Hygienists: about 270 jobs in the metro, or 1.895 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 32% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.32).

Dental Assistants: about 630 jobs in the metro, or 4.374 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 75% larger share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 1.75).

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: San Francisco (39 mi) pays $202,060, Stockton (43 mi) pays $168,150 and Sacramento (62 mi) pays $170,500.

Dental Hygienist: San Francisco (39 mi) pays $146,760, Stockton (43 mi) pays $125,130 and Sacramento (62 mi) pays $122,540. Vallejo's $128,570 is below 1 of the 3.

Dental Assistant: San Francisco (39 mi) pays $64,390, Stockton (43 mi) pays $49,090 and Sacramento (62 mi) pays $58,580. Vallejo's $59,000 is below 1 of the 3.