Dentists salary in Springfield, MO

Median pay for dentists in Springfield, MO: $173,750/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $98,540 – $239,200 · about 210 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($165,500) by +$8,250 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Springfield

With Springfield's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $173,750 has the buying power of about $194,984 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,291 · median home $272,938 · median rent $1,271/mo.

Full Springfield cost of living & taxes →

How Springfield ranks for this job

On raw pay, Springfield, MO is 50th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Springfield's cost of living is applied, it ranks 30th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Springfield 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 Springfield

A median home in Springfield, MO costs $272,938 — about 1.6× 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 $1,271/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 Springfield.

Metro	Median pay	vs Springfield	Rent vs Springfield
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+38%	1.4×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+30%	1.3×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+30%	1.4×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+26%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in MO

Metro	Median pay	vs Springfield	Rent vs Springfield
Kansas City, MO	$160,160	−8%	1.2×

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

Who hires dentists around Springfield

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• CoxHealth · Healthcare
• Mercy Health · Healthcare

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