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General Dentists report a national median of $242,500 a year across 160 approved salary reports. States appear on the map once they have at least 5 reports; click one for its figures.
$242,500
National Median
160
Approved Reports
9
States Published
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Submit Your SalaryAcross 160 approved salary reports, the national median for general dentists is $242,500 a year. 9 states have at least 5 reports: Colorado ($500,000), California ($250,000), Michigan ($250,000), Florida ($245,000), Illinois ($245,000), and more on the map. Other states do not have enough reports yet to publish a median.
Among the 9 states with enough reports, Colorado ($500,000, 7 approved salary reports); California ($250,000, 17 approved salary reports); Michigan ($250,000, 5 approved salary reports) report the highest medians. State cohorts are small, so treat the order as an indication rather than a ranking.
Figures are medians of self-reported, anonymous salary reports from general dentists, each moderated before it is published; reports are not NPI-verified. A state needs at least 5 approved reports before its median is shown, and figures from 24 or fewer reports are rounded to protect privacy.
Location, years of experience, practice setting (private practice, DSO or academic), patient volume, insurance mix and local competition. Practice owners can earn more than associates, but carry business risk and overhead.
Compare the whole package: cost of living, state taxes, licensing requirements and quality of life. A higher salary in an expensive state may not buy more than a moderate one in a lower-cost area.
Medians of approved, self-reported salary reports from general dentists. Each report is anonymous and moderated before it is published; reports are not NPI-verified.
A state is shown once it has at least 5 approved reports. Figures from 24 or fewer reports are rounded.