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California
18,240
Texas
9,190
Florida
7,360
New York
6,530
Virginia
5,200
Pennsylvania
4,310
North Carolina
3,570
Michigan
3,390
Ohio
3,380
Georgia
3,250
New Jersey
3,140
Massachusetts
3,100
Maryland
2,910
Washington
2,780
Colorado
2,580
Wisconsin
2,420
Indiana
2,340
South Carolina
2,220
Missouri
2,080
Minnesota
2,050
Arizona
1,860
Oregon
1,460
Connecticut
1,360
Oklahoma
1,310
Tennessee
1,310
Kentucky
1,280
Utah
1,240
Alabama
1,040
Arkansas
1,020
New Mexico
1,010
Kansas
1,000
Nebraska
990
Louisiana
920
Iowa
850
Nevada
800
Mississippi
720
Idaho
590
Maine
560
District of Columbia
540
New Hampshire
510
West Virginia
510
Hawaii
500
Rhode Island
460
Montana
450
Delaware
330
South Dakota
260
Wyoming
240
Alaska
200
North Dakota
200
Vermont
200
Dentist Salary by State 2024
State | Annual Mean Wage |
|---|---|
| Delaware | $206,270 |
| Rhode Island | $204,770 |
| North Carolina | $202,550 |
| New Hampshire | $200,970 |
| Arkansas | $192,400 |
| Minnesota | $191,090 |
| Alabama | $190,370 |
| Kentucky | $188,910 |
| Tennessee | $186,760 |
| Iowa | $186,690 |
- Data from Illinois was unavailable.
- Location Quotient is a measure of the relative concentration of available dentists in a given state.
State | # of Employed Dentists | Annual Mean Wage | Hourly Mean Wage | Hourly Median Wage | # Dentists per 1k jobs | Location Quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 330 | $206,270 | $99.17 | $101.10 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| Rhode Island | 460 | $204,770 | $98.45 | $104.12 | 0.96 | 1.18 |
| North Carolina | 3,570 | $202,550 | $97.38 | $87.30 | 0.77 | 0.94 |
| New Hampshire | 510 | $200,970 | $96.62 | $90 | 0.77 | 0.95 |
| Arkansas | 1,020 | $192,400 | $92.50 | $96.41 | 0.83 | 1.02 |
| Minnesota | 2,050 | $191,090 | $91.87 | $82.94 | 0.73 | 0.89 |
| Alabama | 1,040 | $190,370 | $91.53 | $98.14 | 0.52 | 0.64 |
| Kentucky | 1,280 | $188,910 | $90.82 | $65.09 | 0.67 | 0.82 |
| Tennessee | 1,310 | $186,760 | $89.79 | $81.08 | 0.42 | 0.51 |
| Iowa | 850 | $186,690 | $89.76 | $77.39 | 0.56 | 0.68 |
| New Mexico | 1,010 | $184,060 | $88.49 | $75.27 | 1.23 | 1.51 |
| District of Columbia | 540 | $183,420 | $88.18 | $93.35 | 0.79 | 0.97 |
| Oregon | 1,460 | $181,330 | $87.18 | $81.67 | 0.77 | 0.94 |
| Maine | 560 | $180,280 | $86.67 | $83.96 | 0.93 | 1.13 |
| New York | 6,530 | $180,110 | $86.59 | $81.31 | 0.72 | 0.88 |
| Arizona | 1,860 | $178,920 | $86.02 | $83.86 | 0.61 | 0.75 |
| Michigan | 3,390 | $177,720 | $85.44 | $82.30 | 0.80 | 0.98 |
| Kansas | 1,000 | $177,280 | $85.23 | $77.15 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| North Dakota | 200 | $175,950 | $84.59 | $78.34 | 0.49 | 0.60 |
| Wyoming | 240 | $175,900 | $84.57 | $72.13 | 0.88 | 1.07 |
| Wisconsin | 2,420 | $174,810 | $84.04 | $78.61 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,310 | $174,310 | $83.80 | $72.84 | 0.74 | 0.91 |
| Alaska | 200 | $174,240 | $83.77 | $98.35 | 0.66 | 0.81 |
| Virginia | 5,200 | $172,780 | $83.07 | $83.31 | 1.34 | 1.64 |
| Florida | 7,360 | $170,930 | $82.18 | $67.96 | 0.80 | 0.98 |
| Ohio | 3,380 | $166,960 | $80.27 | $73.57 | 0.63 | 0.77 |
| Montana | 450 | $166,490 | $80.04 | $68.24 | 0.92 | 1.12 |
| Oklahoma | 1,310 | $166,300 | $79.95 | $71.01 | 0.81 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 920 | $165,610 | $79.62 | $64.45 | 0.50 | 0.61 |
| Texas | 9,190 | $162,900 | $78.32 | $68.23 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
| South Carolina | 2,220 | $161,210 | $77.51 | $61.17 | 1.03 | 1.26 |
| Maryland | 2,910 | $157,960 | $75.94 | $64.90 | 1.10 | 1.35 |
| Mississippi | 720 | $157,110 | $75.54 | $67.33 | 0.63 | 0.78 |
| Nebraska | 990 | $155,620 | $74.82 | $61.51 | 1.02 | 1.25 |
| Colorado | 2,580 | $153,700 | $73.89 | $61.93 | 0.93 | 1.14 |
| West Virginia | 510 | $145,300 | $69.86 | $62.25 | 0.76 | 0.93 |
| South Dakota | 260 | $144,860 | $69.64 | $61.83 | 0.60 | 0.73 |
| Idaho | 590 | $141,170 | $67.87 | $71.97 | 0.74 | 0.91 |
| Utah | 1,240 | $131,490 | $63.22 | $51.06 | 0.76 | 0.93 |
| California | 18,240 | 1.03 | 1.27 | |||
| Connecticut | 1,360 | 0.83 | 1.02 | |||
| Georgia | 3,250 | 0.71 | 0.86 | |||
| Hawaii | 500 | 0.84 | 1.03 | |||
| Indiana | 2,340 | 0.76 | 0.93 | |||
| Massachusetts | 3,100 | 0.87 | 1.06 | |||
| Missouri | 2,080 | 0.74 | 0.90 | |||
| Nevada | 800 | 0.57 | 0.70 | |||
| New Jersey | 3,140 | 0.77 | 0.94 | |||
| Vermont | 200 | 0.68 | 0.83 | |||
| Washington | 2,780 | 0.82 | 1 | |||
| United States | 2,275.20 | $174,089.74 | $83.70 | $77.01 |