The highest-paying states 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 of general dentists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $216,570, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for general dentists. It is followed by Delaware (average annual salary $210,290). 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 general dentists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $216,570 |
$105,700 | 460 |
| 2 | Delaware | $210,290 |
$83,000 | 330 |
| 3 | Alaska | $204,570 |
$55,910 | 200 |
| 4 | Alabama | $204,130 |
$107,120 | 1,040 |
| 5 | Arkansas | $200,530 |
$74,980 | 1,020 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $199,300 |
$105,150 | 1,360 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $194,170 |
$104,000 | 540 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $187,200 |
$43,770 | 510 |
| 9 | North Carolina | $181,590 |
$104,570 | 3,570 |
| 10 | Maine | $174,630 |
$77,210 | 560 |
| 11 | Arizona | $174,420 |
$88,520 | 1,860 |
| 12 | Virginia | $173,290 |
$98,970 | 5,200 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $172,510 |
$92,570 | 2,050 |
| 14 | Michigan | $171,180 |
$71,570 | 3,390 |
| 15 | Oregon | $169,880 |
$89,130 | 1,460 |
| 16 | New York | $169,120 |
$75,200 | 6,530 |
| 17 | Tennessee | $168,650 |
$86,380 | 1,310 |
| 18 | Washington | $167,030 |
$62,060 | 2,780 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $166,800 |
$100,660 | 500 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $164,480 |
$62,610 | 3,100 |
| 21 | California | $164,420 |
$48,800 | 18,240 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $163,510 |
$98,990 | 2,420 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $162,940 |
$102,810 | 200 |
| 24 | Missouri | $162,650 |
$81,360 | 2,080 |
| 25 | Indiana | $161,790 |
$80,960 | 2,340 |
| 26 | Iowa | $160,980 |
$79,490 | 850 |
| 27 | Kansas | $160,470 |
$80,300 | 1,000 |
| 28 | Georgia | $158,300 |
$76,140 | 3,250 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $156,570 |
$106,100 | 1,010 |
| 30 | New Jersey | $155,990 |
$101,190 | 3,140 |
| 31 | Ohio | $153,020 |
$59,990 | 3,380 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $151,500 |
$69,990 | 4,310 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $150,030 |
$86,330 | 240 |
| 34 | Idaho | $149,690 |
$64,420 | 590 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $147,700 |
$66,310 | 1,310 |
| 36 | Montana | $141,950 |
$69,140 | 450 |
| 37 | Texas | $141,920 |
$76,500 | 9,190 |
| 38 | Florida | $141,360 |
$70,410 | 7,360 |
| 39 | Guam | $141,180 |
$65,530 | 40 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $140,040 |
$63,170 | 720 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $135,390 |
$60,230 | 1,280 |
| 42 | Maryland | $135,000 |
$78,040 | 2,910 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $134,060 |
$64,840 | 920 |
| 44 | Vermont | $131,770 |
$98,190 | 200 |
| 45 | Nevada | $130,600 |
$75,730 | 800 |
| 46 | Illinois | $129,580 |
$61,880 | 3,830 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $129,480 |
$46,050 | 510 |
| 48 | Colorado | $128,820 |
$59,990 | 2,580 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $128,610 |
$80,530 | 260 |
| 50 | Nebraska | $127,940 |
$49,820 | 990 |
| 51 | South Carolina | $127,230 |
$75,900 | 2,220 |
| 52 | Utah | $106,210 |
$75,750 | 1,240 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $47,640 |
$45,700 | 300 |