The annual salary statistics of general dentists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of general dentists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $99,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $112,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $164,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $206,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $206,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $164,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,990.
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 | $164,890 | 21.33% | 22.12% |
| 2021 | $129,720 | -41.75% | - |
| 2020 | $183,880 | 2.62% | - |
| 2019 | $179,070 | 15.90% | - |
| 2018 | $150,600 | -4.85% | - |
| 2017 | $157,910 | 22.95% | - |
| 2016 | $121,670 | -17.84% | - |
| 2015 | $143,370 | 12.71% | - |
| 2014 | $125,150 | -3.96% | - |
| 2013 | $130,100 | 1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $128,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $164,890 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 35.2 percent (35.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.