Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Dentists
Dentists examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Dentists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $81,060 to $115,290 per year or $39 to $55 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Dentists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $100+ | $208,000+ |
Senior (Top 25%) | $100+ | $208,000+ |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $76 | $158,940 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $55 | $115,290 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $39 | $81,060 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
RI | $124 | $258,920 |
VT | $122 | $254,190 |
AK | $117 | $242,850 |
ME | $113 | $236,060 |
NH | $107 | $222,430 |
CT | $106 | $221,440 |
OR | $104 | $215,750 |
MN | $103 | $213,310 |
MI | $103 | $213,250 |
ID | $99 | $206,360 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Dentist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like RI doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at RI might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Dentists are in the states of RI, VT, AK, ME and NH.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $213930 | $102.85 |
State Government | $193800 | $93.17 |
Offices of Dentists | $183340 | $88.15 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $172820 | $83.09 |
Employment Services | $172490 | $82.93 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $171060 | $82.24 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $165990 | $79.80 |
Outpatient Care Centers | $164090 | $78.89 |
Offices of Physicians | $163520 | $78.62 |
Local Government | $159220 | $76.55 |
Individual and Family Services | $150570 | $72.39 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $148280 | $71.29 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $142450 | $68.49 |
Junior Colleges | $141380 | $67.97 |
Specialty Hospitals | $138700 | $66.68 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $131200 | $63.08 |
Insurance Carriers | $130930 | $62.95 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $112990 | $54.32 |