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General Dentist Salary in Fresno, California

The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Fresno, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of general dentists in Fresno is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of General Dentists in Fresno, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$109,990
25th Percentile Wage
$125,640
50th Percentile Wage
$176,160
75th Percentile Wage
$221,780
90th Percentile Wage
$203,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Fresno, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $203,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $176,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $109,990.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$176,160
-17.96% 29.47%
2021
$207,790
13.62% -
2020
$179,480
5.14% -
2019
$170,260
39.60% -
2018
$102,830
-37.25% -
2017
$141,130
-20.73% -
2016
$170,380
-2.21% -
2014
$174,150
12.96% -
2013
$151,580
18.04% -
2012
$124,240
- -

Table 2. Compare General Dentist Salary in Fresno with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $176,160 in Fresno is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Fresno is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 39.4 percent (39.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Salinas
$212,890
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$209,990
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$204,710
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$192,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$192,610
Hanford-Corcoran
$190,730
El Centro
$187,650
Madera-Chowchilla
$185,110
Napa
$177,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$177,030
Fresno
$176,160
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$168,490
Vallejo-Fairfield
$167,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$166,730
Modesto
$165,210
Redding
$165,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$164,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$164,060
Bakersfield-Delano
$164,050
Yuba City
$163,290
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$162,480
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$161,640
Stockton
$161,540
Visalia-Porterville
$157,920
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$157,770
Chico
$157,710
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$157,410
Merced
$155,660
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$155,380
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$144,180
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$144,160
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$142,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$132,990
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$131,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$124,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$114,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$106,790

See also: Top paying jobs in Fresno, California.