Thursday, May 11, 2023

20 Best Metro Areas for General Dentist Pay

As evidenced in General Dentist Pay in the Top 20 Metropolitan Markets, the biggest U.S. metropolitan markets are top centers for general dentist employment. However, a deeper dive into U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data reveals that smaller metro areas are where general dentists oftentimes find better pay, sometimes much better pay.  In fact, a review of May 2022 BLS data shows that none of the 20 largest U.S. metropolitan areas were among the 20 best metro areas for general dentist pay:

20 Best Metro Areas for General Dentist Pay

Metropolitan Area # Employed Annual Mean Wages
1 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 280 $290,860
2 Manchester, NH 80 $290,300
3 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 340 $257,680
4 Burlington, NC 60 $251,590
5 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 100 $240,290
6 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 100 $233,860
7 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 90 $231,960
8 Akron, OH 150 $230,220
9 Salinas, CA 120 $227,520
10 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 50 $226,000
11 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 30 $225,730
12 El Centro, CA 40 $224,260
13 Raleigh, NC 710 $223,880
14 Medford, OR 120 $222,560
15 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 180 $220,880
16 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 90 $218,650
17 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 90 $218,460
18 Dover-Durham, NH-ME 50 $216,120
19 Muskegon, MI 40 $215,560
20 Stockton-Lodi, CA 160 $214,700
National 120,740 $172,290

(#) a top 20 U.S metro population area

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 7, 2023