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General Dentist Salary in Bellingham, Washington

The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Bellingham, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of general dentists in Bellingham 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 Bellingham, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$94,530
25th Percentile Wage
$128,040
50th Percentile Wage
$162,070
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $162,070. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $128,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,530.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2015
$162,070
7.23% 7.23%
2014
$150,360
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Table 2. Compare General Dentist Salary in Bellingham with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $162,070 in Bellingham is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Bellingham is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Olympia and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Olympia
$228,800
Spokane
$210,380
Longview
$206,780
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$198,160
Yakima
$194,020
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$188,050
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$177,070
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$175,890
Lewiston
$175,220
Bremerton-Silverdale
$175,030
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$171,000
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$170,350
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$169,080
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$165,950
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$163,430
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$162,970
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$162,810
Bellingham
$162,070
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$159,970
Tacoma
$156,250

See also: Top paying jobs in Bellingham, Washington.