Average Dentist Salary by State

Mean annual wage for dentists in every U.S. state

Rank	State	2018 Average Salary	2017 Average Salary	2016 Average Salary	2015 Average Salary	2014 Average Salary	2013 Average Salary	5-Year Change
32	Alabama	$171,900	$181,240	$183,480	$174,870	$173,220	$186,430	-8
2	Alaska	$259,350	$237,140	$234,240	$217,120	$205,880	$208,650	24
20	Arizona	$186,870	$175,310	$168,710	$155,940	$141,890	$154,260	21
37	Arkansas	$165,480	$170,440	$185,170	$171,450	$160,520	$152,200	9
44	California	$151,490	$157,890	$164,330	$170,490	$155,270	$147,750	3
28	Colorado	$174,930	$168,110	$175,210	$178,710	$158,050	$143,910	22
6	Connecticut	$213,390	$212,840	$205,310	$188,580	$183,460	$192,870	11
1	Delaware	$264,440	$257,290	$236,130	$227,160	$224,830	$226,910	17
36	Florida	$167,270	$166,610	$166,180	$170,270	$163,570	$153,260	9
27	Georgia	$176,600	$181,690	$173,850	$177,540	$190,620	$189,550	-7
16	Hawaii	$196,690	$174,070	$179,920	$154,880	$167,470	$152,810	29
31	Idaho	$172,020	$187,800	$191,250	$191,140	$169,360	$154,810	11
33	Illinois	$171,590	$161,270	$156,150	$149,400	$141,980	$133,260	29
24	Indiana	$183,800	$185,820	$162,390	$146,760	$143,780	$157,930	16
19	Iowa	$187,570	$193,130	$184,910	$185,270	$174,480	$171,610	9
25	Kansas	$179,100	$185,600	$177,380	$182,340	$173,720	$152,040	18
40	Kentucky	$154,230	$163,390	$176,730	$168,460	$150,950	$157,290	-2
49	Louisiana	$124,020	$115,050	$126,030	$139,080	$148,240	$144,460	-14
11	Maine	$203,920	$179,920	$191,200	$185,290	$203,890	$194,990	5
43	Maryland	$151,950	$154,010	$165,140	$158,310	$159,830	$151,640	0
26	Massachusetts	$177,410	$175,580	$188,020	$179,390	$175,280	$170,290	4
14	Michigan	$197,490	$187,430	$172,270	$169,080	$161,040	$166,070	19
4	Minnesota	$227,280	$210,320	$205,810	$193,320	$193,690	$193,100	18
42	Mississippi	$153,810	$182,520	$172,600	$178,610	$152,490	$164,110	-6
17	Missouri	$191,240	$180,350	$172,720	$166,000	$168,650	$165,930	15
34	Montana	$170,260	$161,060	$176,050	$147,250	$130,390	$131,120	30
47	Nebraska	$135,080	$148,230	$158,770	$153,460	$151,130	$162,710	-17
10	Nevada	$210,710	$209,360	$210,690	$195,360	$144,770	$128,920	63
5	New Hampshire	$226,300	$219,920	$220,480	$217,790	$218,230	$229,040	-1
35	New Jersey	$169,990	$164,310	$151,750	$166,700	$156,640	$153,690	11
29	New Mexico	$173,610	$167,720	$167,650	$170,570	$187,920	$175,020	-1
38	New York	$164,520	$168,120	$170,300	$173,980	$164,030	$160,950	2
9	North Carolina	$212,160	$225,890	$236,020	$211,370	$205,820	$187,210	13
8	North Dakota	$212,380	$238,170	$202,240	$214,450	$183,600	$208,960	2
15	Ohio	$197,150	$187,770	$193,430	$191,270	$186,100	$188,800	4
39	Oklahoma	$156,060	$161,010	$168,820	$155,250	$147,820	$143,910	8
18	Oregon	$190,690	$202,030	$192,280	$193,960	$169,110	$178,170	7
41	Pennsylvania	$153,950	$138,200	$140,340	$150,620	$166,690	$164,890	-7
3	Rhode Island	$254,190	$206,520	$162,070	$180,220	$183,180	$168,290	51
30	South Carolina	$172,780	$192,800	$191,520	$195,350	$183,150	$169,390	2
13	South Dakota	$198,170	$179,960	$160,480	$153,880	$164,590	$171,850	15
21	Tennessee	$186,670	$184,760	$187,500	$176,080	$172,850	$190,380	-2
22	Texas	$185,680	$172,890	$171,850	$171,870	$185,760	$186,520	0
46	Utah	$138,970	$128,770	$127,480	$121,340	$112,990	$113,630	22
N/A	Vermont	N/A	$174,090	$185,560	$180,970	$204,760	$215,410	#N/A
12	Virginia	$199,870	$185,890	$177,640	$156,040	$158,780	$165,400	21
23	Washington	$184,780	$187,110	$184,190	$182,990	$177,890	$194,390	-5
45	West Virginia	$139,170	$160,350	$162,690	$163,610	$169,590	$177,740	-22
7	Wisconsin	$213,210	$217,800	$210,300	$203,570	$178,180	$177,430	20
48	Wyoming	$125,120	$143,210	$175,350	$171,340	$183,490	$176,920	-29

Table: Andrew DePietro Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Get the data Created with Datawrapper