LIVE MARKET·279 LA postings · last 12 months·Data through July 1, 2026

Dental salary in Louisiana: $19.50/hr$780/wk$40,560/yr median.

Pay range $17.50$700$36,400–$24.50/hr$980/wk$50,960/yr across the middle 50% of 279 active Louisiana postings from 85 employers.

23.5% below the national Dental median of $25.50/hr · #51 of 51 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$19.50$780$40,560
P25–P75
$17.50$700$36,400–$24.50$980$50,960
middle 50%
Postings
279
last 12 months
Employers
85
in LA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·DENTAL

How Louisiana compares with its neighbors.

01Mississippi102 postings
$24.00/hr$960/wk$49,920/yr02Texas2,788 postings
$21.50/hr$860/wk$44,720/yr03Arkansas144 postings
$20.50/hr$820/wk$42,640/yr
04Louisiana (this page)279 postings
$19.50/hr$780/wk$40,560/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 LOUISIANA·1 ROLES

Dental roles in Louisiana, by title.

01Dental Assistant164 postings
$19.00/hr$760/wk$39,520/yr
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04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·DENTAL · LA

Dental pay in Louisiana, answered.

What do Dental jobs pay in Louisiana?

The median Dental pay in Louisiana is $19.50/hr (about $40,560/yr), based on 279 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

What is the Dental pay range in Louisiana?

The middle 50% of Louisiana postings pay $17.50–$24.50/hr. Listed pay runs from $10.50 to $115.50/hr.

Is Dental pay in Louisiana above the national average?

Louisiana pays 23.5% less than the national Dental median of $25.50/hr, ranking #51 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring for Dental roles in Louisiana?

85 employers posted Dental roles with listed pay in Louisiana over the last 12 months.

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