SOC 29-1029 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Dentists, All Other Specialists
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, dentists, all other specialists earned a median of $224,990 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 5,230 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $286,510 | $137.74 | 730 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | $256,510 | $123.32 | Not published | Not published |
| Illinois | $250,880 | $120.62 | 230 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | $246,770 | $118.64 | 70 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | $244,170 | $117.39 | 190 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | $235,370 | $113.16 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | $232,730 | $111.89 | 40 | 0.0 |
| California | $230,730 | $110.93 | 340 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | $230,130 | $110.64 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | $229,150 | $110.17 | 130 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | $225,990 | $108.65 | 130 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska | $224,990 | $108.17 | Not published | Not published |
| Oklahoma | $223,160 | $107.29 | 80 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | $207,450 | $99.74 | Not published | Not published |
| New Jersey | $201,840 | $97.04 | 290 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | $195,150 | $93.82 | 160 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | $192,050 | $92.33 | 160 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | $186,640 | $89.73 | 70 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | $126,410 | $60.77 | 50 | 0.0 |
| Florida | Not published | Not published | 380 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | Not published | Not published | 80 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | Not published | Not published | 60 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | Not published | Not published | 580 | 0.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 26 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $469,750 | $225.84 | Not published | Not published |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $402,600 | $193.56 | Not published | Not published |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $389,520 | $187.27 | Not published | Not published |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $281,940 | $135.55 | Not published | Not published |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $279,820 | $134.53 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $269,160 | $129.40 | 150 | 0.0 |
| Tucson, AZ | $254,650 | $122.43 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $249,600 | $120.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $244,170 | $117.39 | 80 | 0.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $241,090 | $115.91 | Not published | Not published |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $234,620 | $112.80 | Not published | Not published |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $233,060 | $112.05 | 40 | 0.0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $232,090 | $111.58 | 40 | 0.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $230,480 | $110.81 | Not published | Not published |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $230,190 | $110.67 | Not published | Not published |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $224,990 | $108.17 | 150 | 0.3 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $213,660 | $102.72 | 120 | 0.1 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $213,570 | $102.68 | 60 | 0.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $207,450 | $99.74 | Not published | Not published |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $199,300 | $95.82 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $182,480 | $87.73 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $127,800 | $61.44 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $108,230 | $52.03 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.0 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Not published | Not published | 380 | 0.2 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not published | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.