Dental Receptionist Salary in the U.S. (2026)
Dental receptionists in the United States earn a median of $24/hr ($50,000/yr), based on 469 DirectDental job posts.
DirectDental job posts
$24/hr $50,000/yr
Median
Middle 50% of posts: $21/hr to $27/hr
Based on pay listed in 469 jobs posted on DirectDental between November 2025 and November 2026. Listed pay may differ from final offers and doesn't include benefits.
Government data (BLS)
$18/hr $37,000/yr
Median
10th to 90th percentile: $14/hr to $23/hr
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Government data covers all employers, not only those hiring on DirectDental.
Recent dental receptionist jobs
- Dental Receptionist Bluegrass Oral Health Bowling Green, Bowling Green, KY $15 - $18 / hour
- Dental Front Office Confidential Dental Practice, Staten Island, NY $25 - $30 / hour
- Dental Front Office Assistant janet s stopka dds, Burr Ridge, IL $17 - $23 / hour
- Dental Front Office AH Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI $15 - $20 / hour
- Dental Receptionist Dental Care Associates LLC, Wheatfield, NY $18 - $21 / hour
- Dental Front Office Buehler Family Dental, Bird in Hand, PA $20 - $25 / hour
Highest and lowest paying states
- Highest: Massachusetts $27/hr
- Highest: Virginia $26/hr
- Highest: New York $26/hr
- Highest: New Jersey $26/hr
- Highest: California $25/hr
- Lowest: Kentucky $15/hr
- Lowest: Alabama $15/hr
- Lowest: Louisiana $15/hr
- Lowest: West Virginia $15/hr
- Lowest: Mississippi $15/hr
Frequently asked questions
How much does a dental receptionist make in the United States?
Dental receptionists in the United States earn a median of $24/hr ($50,000/yr), based on 469 DirectDental job posts.
What is the pay range for dental receptionists in the United States?
The middle half of DirectDental job posts pay $21/hr to $27/hr.
Which states pay dental receptionists the most?
By median pay, the top states are Massachusetts ($27/hr), Virginia ($26/hr), and New York ($26/hr). Rankings use DirectDental job posts where a state has enough of them, and government data otherwise.
How we calculate this
- DirectDental figures use jobs published in the last 12 months with listed pay, not counting temp shifts.
- Each job counts once, at the middle of its pay range or its exact amount. Yearly pay is divided by 2,080 hours, monthly pay by 173 hours, and daily pay by 8 hours. Repeat posts of the same job count once.
- We show DirectDental figures only when a place has at least 10 jobs; otherwise the page shows government data.
- Last updated November 1, 2026.
- These figures are estimates for general information and are not a guarantee of pay.