The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of general dentists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $104,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $157,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $157,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,000.
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 | $157,770 | 7.76% | 7.78% |
| 2020 | $145,530 | 18.95% | - |
| 2019 | $117,950 | 9.30% | - |
| 2018 | $106,980 | 1.78% | - |
| 2017 | $105,080 | -38.47% | - |
| 2016 | $145,500 | -6.55% | - |
| 2015 | $155,030 | 6.15% | - |
| 2012 | $145,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $157,770 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.