SOC 29-1021 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Dentists, General Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for dentists, general in Jacksonville, Florida is $195,840 a year ($94.16 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $165,350: half of the 640 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL 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).

$195,840average per year

$94.16 / hourMedian $165,350Take-home ≈ $145,826

  • $137K10th
  • $137K25th
  • $165KMedian
  • $230K75th
  • $300K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

640people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 21Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dentists, General pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $136,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $299,990 or more. The middle half of dentists, general in Jacksonville earn between $137,000 and $229,990.

  • $137K10th
  • $137K25th
  • $165KMedian
  • $230K75th
  • $300K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$195,840$16,320$94.15
Median$165,350$13,779$79.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$137,000$11,417$65.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$229,990$19,166$110.57

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

Dentists, General salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $195,840, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $145,826 a year, or $12,152 a month and $5,609 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $195,840 buys what about $196,856 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dentists, General salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 8th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Sarasota pays the most ($234,080).

All Dentists, General salaries in Florida

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 Jacksonville: questions

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

$94.16 an hour on average, and $79.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $136,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $137,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $145,826 a year ($12,152 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $195,840. Florida has no state income tax.

Do dentists, general earn more in Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.4%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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