Jobs · Modesto, CA

Dentist Jobs in Modesto, CA: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Modesto, the May 2025 median for dentists is about $167.1K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $128.4K to $223.3K.

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	CA	U.S.
25th	$128,390	$124,470	$125,710
Median	$167,050	$165,950	$170,950
75th	$223,280	$213,260	$224,040

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

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

2.5

Metro employment

160

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

Golden Valley Health Center, 19 campuses
Golden Valley Health Centers, 9 campuses
Lumira Healthcare, 5 campuses
Western Dental Services, 5 campuses
Chahal Dental, 3 campuses
A S Gill Dental, 2 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

Stockton, CA · 29 miles
Merced, CA · 37 miles
San Jose, CA · 50 miles
Sacramento, CA · 69 miles

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Questions

Who hires dentists in Modesto?

Dental practices, group practices, and community health centers hire dentists in Modesto. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Golden Valley Health Center, Golden Valley Health Centers, Lumira Healthcare.

How do I get licensed as a dentist in California?

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

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

Ask which procedures the dentist does alone and how fast they build a schedule. Modesto has about as many of these workers as a typical metro. This metro is within 3 percent of the California median.