Dentists salary in Evansville, IN

Median pay for dentists in Evansville, IN: $151,360/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $100,390 – $239,200 · about 100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($165,500) by −$14,140 (-9%).

What it's really worth in Evansville

With Evansville's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $151,360 has the buying power of about $168,182 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,084 · median home $226,753 · median rent $1,087/mo.

Full Evansville cost of living & taxes →

How Evansville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Evansville, IN is 136th of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Evansville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 94th.

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

A median home in Evansville, IN costs $226,753 — about 1.5× 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 $1,087/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 Evansville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Evansville	Rent vs Evansville
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+58%	1.6×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+49%	1.5×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+49%	1.6×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+45%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in IN

Metro	Median pay	vs Evansville	Rent vs Evansville
South Bend, IN	$174,360	+15%	1.2×
Fort Wayne, IN	$163,900	+8%	1.2×
Indianapolis, IN	$162,110	+7%	1.4×

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

Who hires dentists around Evansville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Deaconess Health System · Healthcare

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