The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Las Cruces, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of general dentists in Las Cruces 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 | $84,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $130,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $155,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $162,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $195,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $195,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $155,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $155,830 | -5.04% | -4.79% |
| 2021 | $163,690 | 21.35% | - |
| 2020 | $128,750 | 3.83% | - |
| 2019 | $123,820 | 2.16% | - |
| 2018 | $121,140 | -38.01% | - |
| 2017 | $167,180 | 39.38% | - |
| 2016 | $101,350 | -7.52% | - |
| 2015 | $108,970 | -49.85% | - |
| 2014 | $163,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $155,830 in Las Cruces is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Las Cruces is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area and 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | |
| Santa Fe | |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | |
| Las Cruces | |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | |
| Farmington | |
| Albuquerque | |
| North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area |