Dentists, General Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $170K, rent takes 20.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new dentists, generals typically earn — is $80K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,784/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $170K locally vs. $171K nationally, a 1% difference.

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area pays $170K median vs. the U.S. average of $171K — that’s -1%.

The median is $169,680 a year, that works out to about $82 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $79,740, and experienced dentists, generals can clear $208,260. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $9,939/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 20.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median dentists, general salary is worth about $169,680 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.