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Dentists, All Other Specialists salary in New Jersey

The median dentists, all other specialists in New Jersey earns $201,840 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $11,683 a month.

10th percentile
$91,080
25th percentile
$201,830
Median percentile
$201,840
75th percentile
$231,440
90th percentile
$784,410

Based on 290 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$140,190 take-home a year
Gross pay$201,840
Federal income tax−$37,176
Social Security + Medicare−$14,382
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$10,092
Monthly take-home$11,683
Every two weeks$5,392

Does it go far here?

$185,506Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
15%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All dentists, all other specialists salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey