Dentist salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mesa, Avondale, Queen Creek, Maricopa, Chandler.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$181,000
Middle 50%$147k–$192.7k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $185,976
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,450 and $290,550.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,500
25th$146,960
50th (median)$181,000
75th$192,712
90th$205,500

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Dentist salary of $181,000 is worth about $175,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $194,180 in May 2025 (2,700 employed). The H-1B median here is $181,000, 7% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
PDS Arizona Regional Dental Servicestoo few4

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.