SOC 29-1021 · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro

Dentists, General Salary in Hartford, CT

The average salary for dentists, general in Hartford, Connecticut is $185,220 a year ($89.05 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $125,330: half of the 580 people in this job in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($190,817).

$185,220average per year

$89.05 / hourMedian $125,330Take-home ≈ $127,545

  • $89K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $125KMedian
  • $223K75th
  • $390K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

580people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 5Connecticut metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dentists, General pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $88,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $390,140 or more. The middle half of dentists, general in Hartford earn between $89,990 and $222,820.

  • $89K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $125KMedian
  • $223K75th
  • $390K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$185,220$15,435$89.05
Median$125,330$10,444$60.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$89,990$7,499$43.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$222,820$18,568$107.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Dentists, General salary after taxes in Hartford

On the average salary of $185,220, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $127,545 a year, or $10,629 a month and $4,906 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Hartford a good place for dentists, general? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hartford area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.7), so the average $185,220 buys what about $180,270 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dentists, General salary in other Connecticut cities

Hartford ranks 2nd of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Bridgeport pays the most ($194,320).

All Dentists, General salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for dentists, general

St. Louis, MO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($261,250).

Dentists, General salary by city

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Dentists, General salary in Hartford: questions

How much do dentists, general make an hour in Hartford?

$89.05 an hour on average, and $60.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dentists, general salary in Hartford?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $88,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $89,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dentists, general take-home pay in Hartford?

About $127,545 a year ($10,629 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $185,220. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do dentists, general earn more in Hartford than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($190,817).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1021; area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (25540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 17.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.20, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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