Jobs · Denver, CO

Dentist Jobs in Denver, CO: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Denver, the May 2025 median for dentists is about $168.6K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $95.5K to $213.4K.

Pay

The median is the middle of dentists already employed, not a starting wage. The 25th is the lower quarter of that group. The 75th is what the upper quarter already earns.

Percentile	Metro	CO	U.S.
25th	$95,500	$103,820	$125,710
Median	$168,620	$166,240	$170,950
75th	$213,400	$210,080	$224,040

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

2.2

Metro employment

1,980

National growth, 2025 to 2035

5.7%

National openings a year

4.2 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

Who's hiring

Colorado Coalition For the Homeless, 33 campuses
Metro Community Provider Network, 22 campuses
Colorado Dental Professionals, 20 campuses
Denver Health & Hospital Authority, 18 campuses
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, 17 campuses
My Local Colorado Dental Practice, 8 campuses

Campuses on file in the provider extract, not live job ads.

License and training

Every state licenses dentists through its dental board. The usual path is a DDS or DMD from an accredited school, the national board exam, and a clinical exam the state accepts. Confirm your state board's rules before you hire or start.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, dentists

The work

The schedule is the day. You move between exams, restorations, and the patient in pain who needs a slot that morning.

Between patients you read images, review treatment plans, and sign off on hygiene exams. Owners also carry payroll, equipment, and insurance contracts.

Nearby metros

Boulder, CO · 27 miles
Greeley, CO · 46 miles
Fort Collins, CO · 55 miles
Colorado Springs, CO · 62 miles

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Questions

Who hires dentists in Denver?

Dental practices, group practices, and community health centers hire dentists in Denver. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Colorado Coalition For the Homeless, Metro Community Provider Network, Colorado Dental Professionals.

How do I get licensed as a dentist in Colorado?

Start with the Colorado dental board. It sets the exams it accepts and the steps for a dentist moving from another state to Denver.

What should a practice in Denver weigh when hiring a dentist?

Ask which procedures the dentist does alone and how fast they build a schedule. Denver has far more of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is within 3 percent of the Colorado median.