Dentist Salary by State
All 47 states ranked by median annual pay for dentists. The national median is $170,950. ← Back to Dentist overview
| # | State | Relative pay | Median / yr | Median / hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $230,990 | $111.05 | |
| 2 | North Dakota | $220,660 | $106.09 | |
| 3 | Minnesota | $219,200 | $105.39 | |
| 4 | Tennessee | $215,290 | $103.51 | |
| 5 | Oregon | $211,690 | $101.77 | |
| 6 | Maine | $209,200 | $100.58 | |
| 7 | North Carolina | $207,000 | $99.52 | |
| 8 | Georgia | $206,760 | $99.41 | |
| 9 | Missouri | $204,960 | $98.54 | |
| 10 | Vermont | $204,960 | $98.54 | |
| 11 | Virginia | $197,110 | $94.76 | |
| 12 | Arizona | $194,180 | $93.36 | |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $193,690 | $93.12 | |
| 14 | New York | $183,060 | $88.01 | |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $181,600 | $87.31 | |
| 16 | Iowa | $181,520 | $87.27 | |
| 17 | Nebraska | $179,750 | $86.42 | |
| 18 | Arkansas | $178,930 | $86.02 | |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $177,480 | $85.33 | |
| 20 | Florida | $174,900 | $84.09 | |
| 21 | New Jersey | $171,330 | $82.37 | |
| 22 | Louisiana | $170,750 | $82.09 | |
| 23 | West Virginia | $170,370 | $81.91 | |
| 24 | Michigan | $169,930 | $81.70 | |
| 25 | Washington | $169,730 | $81.60 | |
| 26 | Maryland | $168,500 | $81.01 | |
| 27 | Hawaii | $167,820 | $80.68 | |
| 28 | Ohio | $167,410 | $80.49 | |
| 29 | Montana | $167,200 | $80.39 | |
| 30 | Indiana | $166,650 | $80.12 | |
| 31 | Colorado | $166,240 | $79.92 | |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $166,170 | $79.89 | |
| 33 | California | $165,950 | $79.79 | |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $163,390 | $78.56 | |
| 35 | Texas | $162,360 | $78.06 | |
| 36 | Nevada | $162,200 | $77.98 | |
| 37 | Rhode Island | $161,560 | $77.67 | |
| 38 | Connecticut | $160,440 | $77.13 | |
| 39 | South Carolina | $158,640 | $76.27 | |
| 40 | South Dakota | $158,140 | $76.03 | |
| 41 | Illinois | $156,110 | $75.06 | |
| 42 | New Mexico | $155,260 | $74.64 | |
| 43 | Mississippi | $143,660 | $69.07 | |
| 44 | Kentucky | $134,160 | $64.50 | |
| 45 | Utah | $133,320 | $64.10 | |
| 46 | Idaho | $124,190 | $59.71 | |
| 47 | Wyoming | $123,830 | $59.53 |