Dentists, General Salary

Median Salary
$170,950
per year
Hourly Rate
$82.19
per hour
Employment
124,390
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$86,250
25th percentile
$125,710
Median
$170,950
75th percentile
$224,040
90th percentile
$319,630

💰 Dentists, General Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$230,990+35.1%
North Dakota$220,660+29.1%
Minnesota$219,200+28.2%
Tennessee$215,290+25.9%
Oregon$211,690+23.8%
Maine$209,200+22.4%
North Carolina$207,000+21.1%
Georgia$206,760+20.9%
Missouri$204,960+19.9%
Vermont$204,960+19.9%
Virginia$197,110+15.3%
Arizona$194,180+13.6%
Wisconsin$193,690+13.3%
New York$183,060+7.1%
Massachusetts$181,600+6.2%
Iowa$181,520+6.2%
Nebraska$179,750+5.1%
Arkansas$178,930+4.7%
New Hampshire$177,480+3.8%
Florida$174,900+2.3%
New Jersey$171,330+0.2%
Louisiana$170,750-0.1%
West Virginia$170,370-0.3%
Michigan$169,930-0.6%
Washington$169,730-0.7%
Maryland$168,500-1.4%
Hawaii$167,820-1.8%
Ohio$167,410-2.1%
Montana$167,200-2.2%
Indiana$166,650-2.5%
Colorado$166,240-2.8%
Oklahoma$166,170-2.8%
California$165,950-2.9%
Pennsylvania$163,390-4.4%
Texas$162,360-5.0%
Nevada$162,200-5.1%
Rhode Island$161,560-5.5%
Connecticut$160,440-6.1%
South Carolina$158,640-7.2%
South Dakota$158,140-7.5%
Illinois$156,110-8.7%
New Mexico$155,260-9.2%
Mississippi$143,660-16.0%
Kentucky$134,160-21.5%
Utah$133,320-22.0%
Idaho$124,190-27.4%
Wyoming$123,830-27.6%

🏙️ Dentists, General Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$241,850+41.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$238,040+39.2%
Columbia, SC$228,820+33.9%
Anchorage, AK$228,030+33.4%
Evansville, IN$225,620+32.0%
Bend, OR$224,990+31.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$222,690+30.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$222,430+30.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$221,190+29.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$219,980+28.7%
Richmond, VA$218,880+28.0%
El Centro, CA$217,830+27.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$216,750+26.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$215,290+25.9%
Visalia, CA$214,950+25.7%
Rockford, IL$214,670+25.6%
Springfield, MO$214,100+25.2%
Corvallis, OR$214,060+25.2%
Grants Pass, OR$213,240+24.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$212,640+24.4%
Salem, OR$212,310+24.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$212,300+24.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$212,240+24.2%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$212,000+24.0%
Rochester, MN$211,190+23.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$210,940+23.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$210,430+23.1%
Gainesville, GA$210,400+23.1%
Eau Claire, WI$209,750+22.7%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$209,550+22.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$209,440+22.5%
Springfield, IL$209,430+22.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$209,300+22.4%
Jefferson City, MO$208,630+22.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$208,490+22.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$208,000+21.7%
St. Cloud, MN$208,000+21.7%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$207,910+21.6%
Columbia, MO$207,450+21.4%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$207,450+21.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$207,380+21.3%
Kenosha, WI$207,140+21.2%
Mobile, AL$207,010+21.1%
Las Cruces, NM$207,000+21.1%
Mankato, MN$207,000+21.1%
Morgantown, WV$207,000+21.1%
Appleton, WI$206,650+20.9%
Medford, OR$206,260+20.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$206,100+20.6%
Toledo, OH$205,920+20.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$205,790+20.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$205,300+20.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$205,000+19.9%
Longview-Kelso, WA$204,950+19.9%
Bangor, ME$204,780+19.8%
Williamsport, PA$204,660+19.7%
Lincoln, NE$204,530+19.6%
Albany, OR$204,310+19.5%
Ocala, FL$203,980+19.3%
Billings, MT$203,330+18.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$203,250+18.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$203,070+18.8%
Dalton, GA$202,690+18.6%
Asheville, NC$202,630+18.5%
Wausau, WI$202,250+18.3%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$202,240+18.3%
Worcester, MA$202,110+18.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$202,060+18.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$201,820+18.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$201,810+18.1%
Warner Robins, GA$201,730+18.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$200,470+17.3%
Duluth, MN-WI$200,210+17.1%
Yakima, WA$200,130+17.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$199,990+17.0%
Green Bay, WI$199,520+16.7%
Iowa City, IA$199,410+16.6%
Beckley, WV$199,360+16.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$198,570+16.2%
Springfield, MA$198,250+16.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$198,050+15.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$196,740+15.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$196,490+14.9%
Fayetteville, NC$196,470+14.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$196,310+14.8%
Farmington, NM$195,760+14.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$195,480+14.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$194,180+13.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$193,780+13.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$193,760+13.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$193,320+13.1%
Goldsboro, NC$193,210+13.0%
Syracuse, NY$191,830+12.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$191,280+11.9%
Muncie, IN$190,750+11.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$190,010+11.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$189,220+10.7%
Jacksonville, NC$188,850+10.5%
Fresno, CA$188,510+10.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$188,190+10.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$187,770+9.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$187,400+9.6%
Sheboygan, WI$186,300+9.0%
Wilmington, NC$185,720+8.6%
Baton Rouge, LA$185,430+8.5%
Salinas, CA$185,040+8.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$184,540+7.9%
Gainesville, FL$184,220+7.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$183,590+7.4%
Vallejo, CA$183,000+7.0%
Johnson City, TN$182,660+6.8%
Tucson, AZ$182,200+6.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$181,990+6.5%
Jackson, MI$181,800+6.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$181,150+6.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$181,140+6.0%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$181,080+5.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$180,630+5.7%
Boulder, CO$180,440+5.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$180,440+5.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$180,210+5.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$179,990+5.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$179,940+5.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$178,970+4.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$178,260+4.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$178,150+4.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$177,970+4.1%
Flint, MI$177,720+4.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$177,400+3.8%
Albany, GA$176,760+3.4%
Madison, WI$176,460+3.2%
Binghamton, NY$176,190+3.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$175,950+2.9%
Yuba City, CA$175,850+2.9%
Cedar Rapids, IA$175,420+2.6%
Greenville, NC$174,990+2.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$174,910+2.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$174,870+2.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$174,370+2.0%
Kokomo, IN$174,240+1.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$174,010+1.8%
Pittsfield, MA$173,990+1.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$173,810+1.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$173,160+1.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$173,140+1.3%
Cheyenne, WY$173,080+1.2%
Missoula, MT$172,690+1.0%
Pueblo, CO$172,680+1.0%
Springfield, OH$172,680+1.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$172,310+0.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$172,250+0.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$172,210+0.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$172,180+0.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$172,120+0.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$172,110+0.7%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$171,990+0.6%
Lafayette, LA$171,860+0.5%
Traverse City, MI$171,740+0.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$171,690+0.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$171,320+0.2%
Punta Gorda, FL$171,220+0.2%
Lexington Park, MD$170,960+0.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$170,940-0.0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$170,760-0.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$170,690-0.2%
Longview, TX$170,660-0.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$170,630-0.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$170,500-0.3%
Merced, CA$170,200-0.4%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$170,180-0.5%
Redding, CA$170,060-0.5%
Jonesboro, AR$169,850-0.6%
Vineland, NJ$169,280-1.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$169,160-1.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$169,070-1.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$168,820-1.2%
Peoria, IL$168,780-1.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$168,700-1.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$168,620-1.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$168,450-1.5%
State College, PA$168,340-1.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$168,210-1.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$168,170-1.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$168,150-1.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$168,090-1.7%
Bellingham, WA$168,030-1.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$168,030-1.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$167,860-1.8%
Midland, MI$167,770-1.9%
Rochester, NY$167,480-2.0%
Lynchburg, VA$167,440-2.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$167,160-2.2%
Modesto, CA$167,050-2.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$166,880-2.4%
Tallahassee, FL$166,800-2.4%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$166,440-2.6%
Burlington, NC$166,330-2.7%
Columbus, OH$166,180-2.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$166,120-2.8%
Niles, MI$165,950-2.9%
Saginaw, MI$165,410-3.2%
Jacksonville, FL$165,350-3.3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$165,300-3.3%
Tulsa, OK$165,280-3.3%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$165,060-3.4%
Reno, NV$165,030-3.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$164,990-3.5%
Yuma, AZ$164,680-3.7%
Topeka, KS$164,670-3.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$164,610-3.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$163,980-4.1%
Mansfield, OH$163,980-4.1%
Ames, IA$163,950-4.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$163,910-4.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$163,700-4.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$163,600-4.3%
Chico, CA$163,520-4.3%
Homosassa Springs, FL$163,520-4.3%
Akron, OH$163,480-4.4%
Bloomington, IN$163,400-4.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$163,390-4.4%
Great Falls, MT$162,810-4.8%
Glens Falls, NY$162,780-4.8%
Kingston, NY$162,780-4.8%
Charlottesville, VA$162,400-5.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$162,200-5.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$162,140-5.2%
Monroe, LA$161,930-5.3%
Hot Springs, AR$161,820-5.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$161,810-5.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$161,270-5.7%
Grand Junction, CO$161,200-5.7%
Dubuque, IA$161,140-5.7%
Bloomington, IL$160,750-6.0%
Chambersburg, PA$160,720-6.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$160,620-6.0%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$159,620-6.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$159,270-6.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$159,220-6.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$158,830-7.1%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$158,820-7.1%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$158,160-7.5%
Rapid City, SD$158,140-7.5%
Knoxville, TN$157,900-7.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$157,770-7.7%
Terre Haute, IN$156,210-8.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$156,100-8.7%
Abilene, TX$156,040-8.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$155,940-8.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$155,750-8.9%
Ogden, UT$155,250-9.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$155,250-9.2%
Amarillo, TX$154,960-9.4%
Santa Fe, NM$154,960-9.4%
Greeley, CO$154,940-9.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$154,850-9.4%
Cleveland, OH$154,800-9.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$154,340-9.7%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$153,870-10.0%
Odessa, TX$153,860-10.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$153,510-10.2%
Charleston, WV$152,980-10.5%
Reading, PA$151,850-11.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$151,420-11.4%
El Paso, TX$150,940-11.7%
York-Hanover, PA$150,290-12.1%
Jackson, MS$149,990-12.3%
Laredo, TX$149,820-12.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$149,700-12.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$148,800-13.0%
Battle Creek, MI$148,460-13.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$147,360-13.8%
Waco, TX$145,630-14.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$145,030-15.2%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$144,640-15.4%
Lancaster, PA$141,960-17.0%
Albuquerque, NM$141,580-17.2%
Spartanburg, SC$140,360-17.9%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$140,330-17.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$139,990-18.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$139,940-18.1%
Erie, PA$137,530-19.5%
Kankakee, IL$137,390-19.6%
Florence, SC$137,260-19.7%
Salisbury, MD$136,010-20.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$135,390-20.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$134,550-21.3%
Twin Falls, ID$134,550-21.3%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$134,420-21.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$134,160-21.5%
Logan, UT-ID$132,700-22.4%
Hattiesburg, MS$132,390-22.6%
St. George, UT$131,700-23.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$130,560-23.6%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$130,510-23.7%
Victoria, TX$129,430-24.3%
New Haven, CT$129,380-24.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$129,250-24.4%
Casper, WY$129,030-24.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$128,140-25.0%
Johnstown, PA$127,110-25.6%
Idaho Falls, ID$126,020-26.3%
Tyler, TX$125,990-26.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$125,330-26.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$125,230-26.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$123,460-27.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$123,240-27.9%
Cleveland, TN$122,910-28.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$121,090-29.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$120,160-29.7%
Boise City, ID$119,550-30.1%
Altoona, PA$117,110-31.5%
Pocatello, ID$115,870-32.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$114,990-32.7%
Lake Charles, LA$114,470-33.0%
Puerto Rico$107,560-37.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$98,570-42.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.