South Carolina / Department of Disabilities&Spec Need / Dentist
Job-title file
Diagnose and treat patients, direct clinical care, and supervise other medical staff.
1 employees hold this title in Department of Disabilities&Spec Need. Median total compensation for the role is $133,485, above the department median of $64,801.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Dentists, General — about 2,140 people — is $158,640. Department of Disabilities&Spec Need pays a median base salary of $133,485 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 33rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Dentists, General across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Disabilities&Spec Need’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Dentists, General — about 124,390 people — is $170,950. Department of Disabilities&Spec Need’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 29th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Disabilities&Spec Need is $133,485, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Dentist is held in 2 South Carolina departments. In Department of Disabilities&Spec Need, the median of $133,485 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Dentist role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $148,626 ranks #7 of 11. See Dentist across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Dentistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Dentist/Department of Disabilities&Spec Need
Gwendolyn Brown works as a Dentist for Department of Disabilities&Spec Need. Gwendolyn earned $133,485 in 2026.