Dentists salary in Louisville, KY
Median pay for dentists in Louisville, KY: $144,360/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $105,550 – $239,200 · about 410 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($165,500) by −$21,140 (-13%).
What it's really worth in Louisville
With Louisville's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $144,360 has the buying power of about $154,906 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $69,771 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.
How Louisville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Louisville, KY is 141st of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Louisville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 130th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Louisville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Louisville
A median home in Louisville, KY costs $350,000 — about 2.4× 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 $1,500/mo works out at 12% 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 Louisville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Louisville | Rent vs Louisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | $239,200 | +66% | 1.2× |
| Salem, OR | $226,010 | +57% | 1.1× |
| Anchorage, AK | $225,170 | +56% | 1.2× |
| Phoenix, AZ | $219,600 | +52% | 1.2× |
Who hires dentists around Louisville
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Norton Healthcare · Healthcare
Other jobs in Louisville
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 171 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.