We found this article on Becker’s Dental Review and it was too good to not pass along to you.
Annual salaries for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants vary by state, with dentists bringing an average of $172,290, dental hygienists making $84,860 and dental assistants earning $44,710 annually.
Salary data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and was updated April 25, 2023.
Here a comparison of dentist, dental hygienist and dental assistant annual salaries in each state and Washington, D.C.
Note: Salary data was not available for dentists in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Vermont or Washington.
Alabama
Dentists: $190,370
Dental hygienists: $53,870
Dental assistants: $37,720
Alaska
Dentists: $118,030
Dental hygienists: $113,770
Dental assistants: $52,430
Arizona
Dentists: $178,920
Dental hygienists: $87,610
Dental assistants: $44,610
Arkansas
Dentists: $192,400
Dental hygienists: $73,540
Dental assistants: $36,570
California
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $111,580
Dental assistants: $48,990
Colorado
Dentists: $153,700
Dental hygienists: $93,810
Dental assistants: $46,350
Connecticut
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $92,180
Dental assistants: $48,260
Delaware
Dentists: $206,270
Dental hygienists: $89,490
Dental assistants: $52,500
District of Columbia
Dentists: $183,420
Dental hygienists: $93,770
Dental assistants: $52,820
Florida
Dentists: $170,930
Dental hygienists: $76,100
Dental assistants: $42,650
Georgia
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $80,410
Dental assistants: $41,160
Hawaii
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $83,850
Dental assistants: $39,590
Idaho
Dentists: $141,170
Dental hygienists: $82,140
Dental assistants: $38,840
Illinois
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $76,120
Dental assistants: $41,290
Indiana
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $78,530
Dental assistants: $43,920
Iowa
Dentists: $186,690
Dental hygienists: $77,990
Dental assistants: $45,650
Kansas
Dentists: $177,280
Dental hygienists: $80,360
Dental assistants: $39,000
Kentucky
Dentists: $188,910
Dental hygienists: $70,910
Dental assistants: $40,430
Louisiana
Dentists: $165,610
Dental hygienists: $78,050
Dental assistants: $36,180
Maine
Dentists: $180,280
Dental hygienists: $76,330
Dental assistants: $46,560
Maryland
Dentists: $157,960
Dental hygienists: $92,240
Dental assistants: $45,060
Massachusetts
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $89,350
Dental assistants: $52,200
Michigan
Dentists: $177,720
Dental hygienists: $70,190
Dental assistants: $42,040
Minnesota
Dentists: $191,090
Dental hygienists: $84,810
Dental assistants: $58,890
Mississippi
Dentists: $157,110
Dental hygienists: $60,490
Dental assistants: $36,960
Missouri
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $76,540
Dental assistants: $42,260
Montana
Dentists: $166,490
Dental hygienists: $84,520
Dental assistants: $40,670
Nebraska
Dentists: $155,620
Dental hygienists: $78,120
Dental assistants: $42,330
Nevada
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $81,820
Dental assistants: $41,240
New Hampshire
Dentists: $200,970
Dental hygienists: $86,570
Dental assistants: $50,220
New Jersey
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $94,610
Dental assistants: $46,410
New Mexico
Dentists: $184,060
Dental hygienists: $87,700
Dental assistants: $39,610
New York
Dentists: $180,110
Dental hygienists: $84,860
Dental assistants: $47,880
North Carolina
Dentists: $202,550
Dental hygienists: $78,470
Dental assistants: $45,650
North Dakota
Dentists: $175,950
Dental hygienists: $76,760
Dental assistants: $51,370
Ohio
Dentists: $166,960
Dental hygienists: $74,220
Dental assistants: $46,860
Oklahoma
Dentists: $166,300
Dental hygienists: $86,050
Dental assistants: $40,770
Oregon
Dentists: $181,330
Dental hygienists: $95,360
Dental assistants: $51,990
Pennsylvania
Dentists: $174,310
Dental hygienists: $75,550
Dental assistants: $44,740
Rhode Island
Dentists: $204,770
Dental hygienists: $80,040
Dental assistants: $44,340
South Carolina
Dentists: $161,210
Dental hygienists: $71,100
Dental assistants: $43,070
South Dakota
Dentists: $144,860
Dental hygienists: $75,380
Dental assistants: $43,790
Tennessee
Dentists: $186,760
Dental hygienists: $68,450
Dental assistants: $40,990
Texas
Dentists: $162,900
Dental hygienists: $79,690
Dental assistants: $39,170
Utah
Dentists: $131,490
Dental hygienists: $73,300
Dental assistants: $37,080
Vermont
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $85,660
Dental assistants: $51,460
Virginia
Dentists: $172,780
Dental hygienists: $89,450
Dental assistants: $44,980
Washington
Dentists: N/A
Dental hygienists: $111,430
Dental assistants: $50,430
West Virginia
Dentists: $145,300
Dental hygienists: $64,280
Dental assistants: $37,510
Wisconsin
Dentists: $174,810
Dental hygienists: $75,970
Dental assistants: $44,140
Wyoming
Dentists: $175,900
Dental hygienists: $78,600
Dental assistants: $41,720
Holli here: What are your thoughts? Are you making more or less than the average in your state?
Please remember, these numbers are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so please don’t shoot the messenger.
Smiles,
Holli Perez
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