Dentists, General salary
The median pay for dentists, general in the United States is $170,950 a year. About 124,390 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $86,250
- 25th percentile
- $125,710
- Median percentile
- $170,950
- 75th percentile
- $224,040
- 90th percentile
- $319,630
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $230,990
- North Dakota $220,660
- Minnesota $219,200
- Tennessee $215,290
- Oregon $211,690
- Maine $209,200
- North Carolina $207,000
- Georgia $206,760
- Missouri $204,960
- Vermont $204,960
- Virginia $197,110
- Arizona $194,180
- Wisconsin $193,690
- New York $183,060
- Massachusetts $181,600
- Iowa $181,520
- Nebraska $179,750
- Arkansas $178,930
- New Hampshire $177,480
- Florida $174,900
- New Jersey $171,330
- Louisiana $170,750
- West Virginia $170,370
- Michigan $169,930
- Washington $169,730
- Maryland $168,500
- Hawaii $167,820
- Ohio $167,410
- Montana $167,200
- Indiana $166,650
- Colorado $166,240
- Oklahoma $166,170
- California $165,950
- Pennsylvania $163,390
- Texas $162,360
- Nevada $162,200
- Rhode Island $161,560
- Connecticut $160,440
- South Carolina $158,640
- South Dakota $158,140
- Illinois $156,110
- New Mexico $155,260
- Mississippi $143,660
- Kentucky $134,160
- Utah $133,320
- Idaho $124,190
- Wyoming $123,830
By metro area
- North Port, FL $241,850
- Memphis, TN $238,040
- Columbia, SC $228,820
- Anchorage, AK $228,030
- Evansville, IN $225,620
- Bend, OR $224,990
- Atlanta, GA $222,690
- Hanford, CA $222,430
- Portland, ME $221,190
- Minneapolis, MN $219,980
- Richmond, VA $218,880
- El Centro, CA $217,830
- Trenton, NJ $216,750
- Nashville, TN $215,290
- Visalia, CA $214,950
- Rockford, IL $214,670
- Springfield, MO $214,100
- Corvallis, OR $214,060
- Grants Pass, OR $213,240
- Canton, OH $212,640
- Salem, OR $212,310
- Orlando, FL $212,300
- Eugene, OR $212,240
- Mount Vernon, WA $212,000
- Rochester, MN $211,190
- Burlington, VT $210,940
- St. Louis, MO $210,430
- Gainesville, GA $210,400
- Eau Claire, WI $209,750
- Racine, WI $209,550
- Portland, OR $209,440
- Springfield, IL $209,430
- Des Moines, IA $209,300
- Jefferson City, MO $208,630
- Durham, NC $208,490
- Janesville, WI $208,000
- St. Cloud, MN $208,000
- San Jose, CA $207,910
- Columbia, MO $207,450
- St. Joseph, MO $207,450
- Raleigh, NC $207,380
- Kenosha, WI $207,140
- Mobile, AL $207,010
- Las Cruces, NM $207,000
- Mankato, MN $207,000
- Morgantown, WV $207,000
- Appleton, WI $206,650
- Medford, OR $206,260
- Cincinnati, OH $206,100
- Toledo, OH $205,920
- Spokane, WA $205,790
- Lakeland, FL $205,300
- Oshkosh, WI $205,000
- Longview, WA $204,950
- Bangor, ME $204,780
- Williamsport, PA $204,660
- Lincoln, NE $204,530
- Albany, OR $204,310
- Ocala, FL $203,980
- Billings, MT $203,330
- Kennewick, WA $203,250
- Macon, GA $203,070
- Dalton, GA $202,690
- Asheville, NC $202,630
- Wausau, WI $202,250
- Amherst Town, MA $202,240
- Worcester, MA $202,110
- San Francisco, CA $202,060
- Joplin, MO $201,820
- La Crosse, WI $201,810
- Warner Robins, GA $201,730
- Barnstable Town, MA $200,470
- Duluth, MN $200,210
- Yakima, WA $200,130
- Palm Bay, FL $199,990
- Green Bay, WI $199,520
- Iowa City, IA $199,410
- Beckley, WV $199,360
- Fargo, ND $198,570
- Springfield, MA $198,250
- New Orleans, LA $198,050
- Oklahoma City, OK $196,740
- Prescott Valley, AZ $196,490
- Fayetteville, NC $196,470
- Columbus, GA $196,310
- Farmington, NM $195,760
- Scranton, PA $195,480
- Phoenix, AZ $194,180
- Albany, NY $193,780
- Harrisburg, PA $193,760
- Hickory, NC $193,320
- Goldsboro, NC $193,210
- Syracuse, NY $191,830
- Sioux City, IA $191,280
- Muncie, IN $190,750
- New York, NY $190,010
- Charlotte, NC $189,220
- Jacksonville, NC $188,850
- Fresno, CA $188,510
- Austin, TX $188,190
- Kalamazoo, MI $187,770
- Omaha, NE $187,400
- Sheboygan, WI $186,300
- Wilmington, NC $185,720
- Baton Rouge, LA $185,430
- Salinas, CA $185,040
- Washington, DC $184,540
- Gainesville, FL $184,220
- Fort Wayne, IN $183,590
- Vallejo, CA $183,000
- Johnson City, TN $182,660
- Tucson, AZ $182,200
- Dayton, OH $181,990
- Jackson, MI $181,800
- Boston, MA $181,150
- Sioux Falls, SD $181,140
- Slidell, LA $181,080
- Corpus Christi, TX $180,630
- Boulder, CO $180,440
- Bridgeport, CT $180,440