Mid-level Dentist salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Union, St. Peters, Ballwin, Ferguson, Florissant.

Also listed as: General Dentist, Associate Dentist

Median salary$182,998
Middle 50%$165k–$185k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $182,998
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $148,898 and $387,860.
PercentileSalary
10th$156,000
25th$165,000
50th (median)$182,998
75th$185,000
90th$203,031

Cost of living

St. Louis's median mid-level Dentist salary of $182,998 is worth about $192,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Dentists, General in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $210,430 in May 2025 (1,250 employed). The H-1B median here is $182,998, 13% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Compass Healthtoo few3
Affinia Healthcaretoo few2
Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Centerstoo few2
Kirkwood Family Dentaltoo few2
Valudental Lindberghtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $182,998 15
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$147,742$182,99815

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.