Highest-paying Cities for Orthodontists

The top 27 highest paying cities for orthodontists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of orthodontists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $224,430, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for orthodontists. It is followed by Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $204,710). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of orthodontists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 27 Highest-paying cities/areas for Orthodontists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$224,430	$112,210	300
2	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$204,710	$154,180	n/a
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$199,250	$183,150	340
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$196,290	$71,780	210
5	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$186,120	$186,120	170
6	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$184,670	$58,710	50
7	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$184,440	$104,000	n/a
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$183,440	$85,120	250
9	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$181,950	$183,020	120
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$181,110	$74,840	250
11	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$179,730	$171,430	n/a
12	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$178,590	$144,670	40
13	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$178,290	$139,730	n/a
14	Rochester, New York	$173,540	$133,060	120
15	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$155,770	$47,070	60
16	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$151,870	$48,050	840
17	St Louis, Missouri	$148,870	$164,820	n/a
18	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$142,730	$107,200	100
19	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$123,970	$123,590	n/a
20	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$118,330	$62,310	60
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$117,830	$89,480	310
22	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$116,340	$91,220	50
23	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$108,010	$75,540	710
24	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$96,480	$63,730	40
25	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$78,300	$100,070	190
26	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$70,370	$63,610	n/a
27	Yakima, Washington	$50,990	$41,590	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for orthodontists.