The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of general dentists in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $130,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $146,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $208,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $208,480. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $146,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $130,930.
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 | $208,480 | 4.11% | 41.70% |
| 2017 | $199,910 | 31.69% | - |
| 2015 | $136,550 | 17.86% | - |
| 2014 | $112,160 | 9.13% | - |
| 2013 | $101,920 | -19.25% | - |
| 2012 | $121,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $208,480, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for general dentists in state of North Carolina, followed by Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $205,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of general dentists in Durham-Chapel Hill is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.