Dentist
Listed compensation
$147k-$236k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Job Location: Echo Park Health Center - Los Angeles, CA
- Position Type: Temporary
- Salary Range: $147382.00 - $235834.00Salary
Temporary full-time dentist position at Echo Park while provider is on leave. hours 8-5 Monday- Friday. This position is temporary and will continue while provider is on leave. Return date is unknown. Use existing dentist position job description.
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive dental care to patients at the Echo Park Health Center while the primary provider is on leave. Maintain standard dental operations and patient services during the temporary assignment.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified dentist capable of performing standard dental procedures. The position requires full-time availability during the specified Monday through Friday schedule.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 44 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 41% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$192k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $173k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $147k–$236k | Dentist median $208k (middle half $193k–$251k)42 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$173k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in California | 576 active | 5,723 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 41% no call · 70% no weekends44 benchmarked listings |
Top Dentist Jobs
29 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
29 jobs · 23 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
25 jobs · 23 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$230k-$400kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
About Gracelight Community Health
Living in Los Angeles
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $923k≈ 6.3× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,778/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.