Dentists salary in Peoria, IL

Median pay for dentists in Peoria, IL: $155,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $74,950 – $239,200 · about 110 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($165,500) by −$10,130 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Peoria

With Peoria's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $155,370 has the buying power of about $174,899 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,718 · median home $172,742 · median rent $1,179/mo.

Full Peoria cost of living & taxes →

How Peoria ranks for this job

On raw pay, Peoria, IL is 125th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Peoria's cost of living is applied, it ranks 73rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Peoria is one of the places where dentists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Peoria

A median home in Peoria, IL costs $172,742 — about 1.1× 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 $1,179/mo works out at 9% 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 Peoria.

Metro	Median pay	vs Peoria	Rent vs Peoria
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+54%	1.5×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+45%	1.4×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+45%	1.5×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+41%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in IL

Metro	Median pay	vs Peoria	Rent vs Peoria
Rockford, IL	$171,590	+10%	1.1×
Chicago, IL	$159,260	+3%	1.9×

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

Who hires dentists around Peoria

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• OSF Healthcare · Healthcare
• Broadlawns Medical Center · Healthcare

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