LIVE MARKET·425 KY postings · last 12 months·Data through July 1, 2026

Dental salary in Kentucky: $23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr median.

Pay range $19.50$780$40,560–$37.50/hr$1,500/wk$78,000/yr across the middle 50% of 425 active Kentucky postings from 118 employers.

7.8% below the national Dental median of $25.50/hr · #37 of 51 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$23.50$940$48,880
P25–P75
$19.50$780$40,560–$37.50$1,500$78,000
middle 50%
Postings
425
last 12 months
Employers
118
in KY
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·DENTAL

How Kentucky compares with its neighbors.

01West Virginia79 postings
$32.00/hr$1,280/wk$66,560/yr02Missouri659 postings
$27.50/hr$1,100/wk$57,200/yr03Indiana686 postings
$26.25/hr$1,050/wk$54,600/yr04Virginia1,180 postings
$25.25/hr$1,010/wk$52,520/yr05Illinois1,542 postings
$24.00/hr$960/wk$49,920/yr
06Kentucky (this page)425 postings
$23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr
07Tennessee632 postings
$23.50/hr$940/wk$48,880/yr08Ohio1,494 postings
$22.75/hr$910/wk$47,320/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Dental pay is highest nationally.

01Rhode Island93 postings
$42.50/hr$1,700/wk$88,400/yr02Minnesota683 postings
$40.00/hr$1,600/wk$83,200/yr03South Carolina478 postings
$38.25/hr$1,530/wk$79,560/yr
04Wyoming34 postings
$37.50/hr$1,500/wk$78,000/yr
05West Virginia79 postings
$32.00/hr$1,280/wk$66,560/yr
See all 51 states →National Dental salary
03·DENTAL ROLES IN KENTUCKY·2 ROLES

Dental roles in Kentucky, by title.

01Dental Hygienist92 postings
$41.00/hr$1,640/wk$85,280/yr02Dental Assistant226 postings
$21.50/hr$860/wk$44,720/yr
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04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·DENTAL · KY

Dental pay in Kentucky, answered.

What do Dental jobs pay in Kentucky?

The median Dental pay in Kentucky is $23.50/hr (about $48,880/yr), based on 425 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

What is the Dental pay range in Kentucky?

The middle 50% of Kentucky postings pay $19.50–$37.50/hr. Listed pay runs from $14.50 to $60.00/hr.

Is Dental pay in Kentucky above the national average?

Kentucky pays 7.8% less than the national Dental median of $25.50/hr, ranking #37 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring for Dental roles in Kentucky?

118 employers posted Dental roles with listed pay in Kentucky over the last 12 months.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Kentucky, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.