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General Dentist Salary in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of general dentists in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of General Dentists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$83,150
25th Percentile Wage
$154,690
50th Percentile Wage
$201,710
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $201,710. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $154,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,150.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth9-Year Growth
2022
$201,710
14.75% 10.79%
2021
$171,960
-14.51% -
2020
$196,910
8.62% -
2013
$179,940
- -

Table 2. Compare General Dentist Salary in Raleigh-Cary with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $201,710 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Raleigh-Cary is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$208,480
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$205,660
Raleigh-Cary
$201,710
Fayetteville
$190,780
New Bern
$190,590
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$172,480
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$169,770
Goldsboro
$169,000
Jacksonville
$168,550
Greensboro-High Point
$167,790
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$167,470
Greenville
$166,920
Rocky Mount
$166,090
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$164,790
Asheville
$161,990
Winston-Salem
$159,370
Burlington
$157,160
Wilmington
$129,380

See also: Top paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina.