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Highest Paying Industries for General Dentists

The top 46 highest paying industries for general dentists (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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $169,430, management of companies and enterprises is the highest paying industry for general dentists. It is followed by offices of dentists industry (average annual salary $152,380). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of general dentists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 46 Highest Paying Industries for General Dentists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$169,430	$122,640	n/a
2	Offices of Dentists	$152,380	$70,000	88,280
3	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$150,830	$70,320	93,290
4	Health Care and Social Assistance	$150,330	$69,860	94,860
5	Employment Services	$143,690	$56,470	620
6	Administrative and Support Services	$143,540	$56,380	640
7	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$143,540	$56,380	640
8	Temporary Help Services	$137,840	$54,700	440
9	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$136,130	$90,400	40
10	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$135,970	$68,220	270
11	Hospitals - State government owned	$135,530	$93,140	150
12	Educational Services - Local government owned	$134,980	$88,640	40
13	Offices of Physicians	$134,320	$78,360	2,770
14	Finance and Insurance	$134,110	$57,360	70
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$133,460	$51,280	860
16	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$133,440	$64,520	280
17	Outpatient Care Centers	$133,280	$80,700	1,880
18	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$132,350	$91,630	70
19	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$132,350	$91,630	70
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$131,690	$52,230	1,230
21	Hospitals - Privately owned	$130,110	$49,410	950
22	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$129,200	$51,790	1,440
23	State government, including schools and hospitals	$129,160	$91,540	1,490
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$128,920	$38,070	270
25	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$128,780	$101,820	1,040
26	Educational Services - State government owned	$128,180	$38,970	300
27	Social Assistance	$128,160	$88,150	80
28	Individual and Family Services	$127,910	$76,580	70
29	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$127,900	$67,890	2,590
30	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$127,810	$92,020	1,760
31	Federal, State, and Local Government	$127,810	$92,020	1,760
32	Educational Services	$127,480	$47,290	460
33	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$127,470	$72,240	60
34	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$127,020	$43,600	390
35	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$126,700	$101,060	50
36	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$126,290	$71,750	720
37	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$126,000	$58,060	1,100
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$123,870	$52,580	340
39	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$123,670	$88,290	110
40	Hospitals - Local government owned	$123,410	$52,610	340
41	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$122,320	$87,940	110
42	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$109,600	$43,400	90
43	Educational Services - Privately owned	$107,920	$78,690	120
44	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$105,250	$43,030	n/a
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$101,340	$78,500	120
46	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$100,140	$59,560	40