Dentists salary in Jacksonville, FL

Median pay for dentists in Jacksonville, FL: $165,950/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,340 – $239,200 · about 480 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($165,500) by +$450 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Jacksonville

With Jacksonville's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $165,950 has the buying power of about $166,541 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,194 · median home $352,994 · median rent $1,701/mo.

Full Jacksonville cost of living & taxes →

How Jacksonville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jacksonville, FL is 83rd of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Jacksonville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 97th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Jacksonville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Jacksonville

A median home in Jacksonville, FL costs $352,994 — about 2.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,701/mo works out at 12% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where dentists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Jacksonville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+44%	1×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+36%	1×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+36%	1×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+32%	1×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
Naples, FL	$214,330	+29%	1.6×
Deltona, FL	$203,600	+23%	1.1×
Orlando, FL	$176,590	+6%	1.2×
Miami, FL	$168,910	+2%	1.6×

Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires dentists around Jacksonville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Baptist Health · Healthcare
• Mayo Clinic · Healthcare

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