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General Dentist Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of general dentists in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,670
25th Percentile Wage
$89,590
50th Percentile Wage
$174,990
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $174,990. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $89,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,670.

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 Growth4-Year Growth
2022
$174,990
-14.08% -17.36%
2020
$199,620
-1.82% -
2019
$203,260
-1.04% -
2018
$205,370
- -

Table 2. Compare General Dentist Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $174,990 in Portsmouth is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Portsmouth is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Dover-Durham and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dover-Durham
$216,390
Manchester
$204,670
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$175,000
Portsmouth
$174,990
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$165,930
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$153,620
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$152,520
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$136,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.