The annual salary statistics of general dentists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of general dentists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $104,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $170,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $177,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $180,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $180,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $177,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $177,030 | 4.63% | 24.83% |
| 2021 | $168,840 | 8.02% | - |
| 2020 | $155,300 | 4.43% | - |
| 2019 | $148,420 | -9.21% | - |
| 2018 | $162,090 | 0.07% | - |
| 2017 | $161,980 | -18.61% | - |
| 2016 | $192,120 | 4.15% | - |
| 2015 | $184,140 | 8.69% | - |
| 2014 | $168,140 | 25.37% | - |
| 2013 | $125,480 | -6.05% | - |
| 2012 | $133,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $177,030 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.