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Dentists, General salary in Maryland

The median dentists, general in Maryland earns $168,500 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,694 a month.

10th percentile
$107,880
25th percentile
$134,850
Median percentile
$168,500
75th percentile
$215,960
90th percentile
$254,820

Based on 2,100 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

$116,326 take-home a year
Gross pay$168,500
Federal income tax−$29,174
Social Security + Medicare−$12,890
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$10,110
Monthly take-home$9,694
Every two weeks$4,474

Does it go far here?

$160,539Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

All dentists, general salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland