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General Dentist Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of general dentists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,270
25th Percentile Wage
$85,430
50th Percentile Wage
$144,160
75th Percentile Wage
$203,930
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $203,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $144,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,270.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$144,160
-31.66% 10.83%
2016
$189,800
29.07% -
2014
$134,620
19.41% -
2013
$108,490
-18.49% -
2012
$128,550
- -

Table 2. Compare General Dentist Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $144,160 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 25.9 percent (25.9%) 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