Dentists, General Salary in U.S.
SOC 29-1021 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Dentists, General in U.S. is $172,790 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $83.07 per hour. 113,490 people work as Dentists, Generals in U.S.. Wages have grown 11% since 2019, when the median was $155,600.
Median Annual Salary
$172,790
Mean Annual
$196,100
Median Hourly
$83.07
Total Employed
113,490
Salary Distribution
$84k
10th
$126k
25th
$173k
Median
$220k
75th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $234,370 |
| Individual and Family Services | $232,010 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $218,630 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $216,090 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $216,090 |
| Manufacturing | $216,090 |
| Social Assistance | $210,870 |
| Educational Services | $204,050 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $203,210 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $203,210 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $196,440 |
| Temporary Help Services | $188,600 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $183,620 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $182,300 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $182,300 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $179,230 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $178,960 |
| Finance and Insurance | $178,890 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $178,750 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $177,300 |
| Offices of Physicians | $176,880 |
| Educational Services | $176,730 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $174,990 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $174,120 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $172,710 |
| Insurance Carriers | $172,710 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $172,580 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $172,570 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $172,100 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $172,100 |
| Offices of Dentists | $171,450 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $171,090 |
| Hospitals | $168,740 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $168,000 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $163,640 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $163,640 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $162,190 |
| Employment Services | $161,100 |
| Junior Colleges | $150,240 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $98,730 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $172,790 |
| 2023 | $166,300 |
| 2022 | $155,040 |
| 2021 | $160,370 |
| 2020 | $158,940 |
| 2019 | $155,600 |
Related Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Jobs in U.S.
Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Family Medicine Physicians | $238,380 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $236,350 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $225,770 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $223,210 |
| Pediatricians, General | $210,130 |
| Podiatrists | $152,800 |