Dental practitioners roles in the UK earn a median of £71,000 per year, equivalent to £30.33 per hour as of 2025. Pay decreased 0.3% compared to the previous year. Pay has risen over the past 4 years.
Median Annual Pay
£71,000
as of 2025
Modelled estimateMedian Hourly Pay
£30.33
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
-0.3%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£60,000 – £84,500
25th – 75th percentile
UK Employment (2024)
~17,000
estimated employees
24 of 180 areas not disclosed by ONS
Employment Change
2021–2024
2021: ~16,000 → 2024: ~17,000
Market Signal
Growing marketPay and employment are both rising — competition for workers is increasing.
Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.
Annual pay for Dental practitioners across UK regions. The bar shows the typical pay range (25th–75th percentile); the diamond marks the median.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
Annual pay fell by -0.3% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Dental practitioners.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
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Dental practitioners diagnose dental and oral diseases, injuries and disorders, prescribe and administer treatment, recommend preventative action and, where necessary, refer the patient to a specialist.
Entrants require an approved university degree and must have completed a period of postgraduate vocational training. Graduate entry to dental school is sometimes possible. Registration with the General Dental Council is a pre-requisite to practise. Specialist fields require further study and training.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.