The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of general dentists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $82,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $132,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $171,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $220,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $220,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $171,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,220.
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 | $171,320 | 21.21% | -4.34% |
| 2021 | $134,990 | -47.21% | - |
| 2020 | $198,720 | 0.50% | - |
| 2019 | $197,720 | 3.98% | - |
| 2018 | $189,860 | -1.91% | - |
| 2017 | $193,480 | -0.75% | - |
| 2016 | $194,940 | 8.30% | - |
| 2012 | $178,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $171,320 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.